Partial activity: acquisition of paid leave

Partial activity is set up when the company is forced to reduce or temporarily suspend its activity. The system makes it possible to compensate employees despite the hours not worked.

Note that the periods when employees are placed in partial activity are considered as effective working time for the acquisition of paid leave. Thus, all non-working hours are taken into account for the calculation of the number of days of paid leave acquired (Labor Code, art. R. 5122-11).

No, you cannot reduce the number of paid holidays acquired by the employee due to the partial activity.

The employee does not lose paid vacation days due to the periods when he is placed in partial activity.

Partial activity: acquisition of RTT days

The question can also arise concerning the acquisition of days of RTT. Can you reduce the number of RTT days due to periods of partial activity? The answer is not as simple as acquiring paid vacation days.

Indeed, it depends on your collective agreement to reduce working time. The answer will be different if the acquisition of RTT