Source date: 2026-03-26
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How to combine the status of local elected official and employee? Published on March 27, 2026 - Entreprendre Service Public / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Employees who are candidates or elected in municipal elections have rights and duties directly related to the exercise of their mandates. The law of December 22, 2025, establishing the status of local elected officials, has facilitated the reconciliation between salaried employment and municipal functions.
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The law of December 22, 2025 addressed the concerns of salaried local elected officials. It aimed to improve the conditions for exercising local mandates. The goal was to allow employees who are candidates or elected to have the time to dedicate to their campaigns, the administration, and the management of their municipality while ensuring arrangements related to their functions and professional life.
Employees who are candidates in municipal elections benefit from electoral leave. This leave allows candidate employees to participate in the municipal campaign. In this sense, the employer must allow them time to dedicate to their campaigns.
They can take up to 20 working days of leave. The absence must be for at least a half-day and the employer must be notified at least 24 hours in advance. These absences for candidacy do not have to be paid by the employer unless otherwise stated.
Absence authorizations The employee benefits from absence authorizations to exercise their mandate. As soon as they become aware, they must inform their employer in writing of the date and duration of the meeting. These absence times do not have to be paid by the employer unless there is a contrary agreement. The durations of absences are not defined in advance.
Hour credits Hour credits allow an elected employee to perform their local functions, such as preparing meetings or managing the municipality.
They are quarterly and vary depending on the size of the municipality. They are also prorated based on the employee's working hours if they are part-time, for example. These hours cannot be carried over to another quarter; if they are not used before the end of the quarter, they are lost.
The employee must inform the employer in writing of the date and duration of the planned absences. These absences are not paid unless there is a contrary agreement.
The employer cannot limit the use of the legal hour credit, except in cases of exceeding it.
The total duration of absences and hour credits cannot exceed half of the legal working duration per calendar year.
Professional reintegration The employee also benefits from a training leave of up to 24 days (compared to 18 previously) renewable at each re-election. These trainings can relate to the execution of the mandate as well as professional reintegration.
If the employee has at least 1 year of seniority and requests to suspend their contract, they can benefit at the end of their mandate from a refresher course, training, or a skills assessment.
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Source date: 2026-03-26
How to combine the status of local elected official and employee? Published on March 27, 2026 - Entreprendre Service Public / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Employees who are candidates or elected in municipal elections have rights and duties directly related to the exercise of their mandates. The law of December 22, 2025, establishing the status of local elected officials, has facilitated the reconciliation between salaried employment and municipal functions.
Image 1 Credits: redaktion93 - stockadobe.com
The law of December 22, 2025 addressed the concerns of salaried local elected officials. It aimed to improve the conditions for exercising local mandates. The goal was to allow employees who are candidates or elected to have the time to dedicate to their campaigns, the administration, and the management of their municipality while ensuring arrangements related to their functions and professional life.
Employees who are candidates in municipal elections benefit from electoral leave. This leave allows candidate employees to participate in the municipal campaign. In this sense, the employer must allow them time to dedicate to their campaigns.
They can take up to 20 working days of leave. The absence must be for at least a half-day and the employer must be notified at least 24 hours in advance. These absences for candidacy do not have to be paid by the employer unless otherwise stated.
Absence authorizations The employee benefits from absence authorizations to exercise their mandate. As soon as they become aware, they must inform their employer in writing of the date and duration of the meeting. These absence times do not have to be paid by the employer unless there is a contrary agreement. The durations of absences are not defined in advance.
Hour credits Hour credits allow an elected employee to perform their local functions, such as preparing meetings or managing the municipality.
They are quarterly and vary depending on the size of the municipality. They are also prorated based on the employee's working hours if they are part-time, for example. These hours cannot be carried over to another quarter; if they are not used before the end of the quarter, they are lost.
The employee must inform the employer in writing of the date and duration of the planned absences. These absences are not paid unless there is a contrary agreement.
The employer cannot limit the use of the legal hour credit, except in cases of exceeding it.
The total duration of absences and hour credits cannot exceed half of the legal working duration per calendar year.
Professional reintegration The employee also benefits from a training leave of up to 24 days (compared to 18 previously) renewable at each re-election. These trainings can relate to the execution of the mandate as well as professional reintegration.
If the employee has at least 1 year of seniority and requests to suspend their contract, they can benefit at the end of their mandate from a refresher course, training, or a skills assessment.
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Source: Service-Public professionals