Bamako, Mali

Employment law

Absence: a wide variety of reasons

22 June 2026

An employee may be absent for a wide variety of reasons. During the period of absence from work, the employment contract is suspended.

Type of absence

Continued payment of wages by the employer

Counted as actual working time for the purposes of calculating paid leave

Absences and leave relating to the performance of the employment contract

Paid leave

Yes

Yes

Exemptions from the notice period

  • At the employer’s request
  • At the employee’s request

 

Yes

No

 

Yes

No

Hours for job-seeking during the notice period

Yes

Yes

Strike

No

No

Public holidays

Yes

Yes

Compensatory rest

Yes

Yes

Occupational health check-up

Yes

Yes

Medical check-ups for pregnant women

Yes

Yes

Absences and leave relating to health and family life

Work-related accident or occupational illness

Subject to conditions

Yes

Commuting accident

Subject to conditions

No

Non-occupational illness

Subject to conditions

No

Maternity leave

No

Yes

Leave for family events (birth, marriage, bereavement, etc.)

Yes

Yes

Leave for a sick child

No

No

Family solidarity leave

No

No

Leave for training purposes

Vocational training

Yes

Yes

Safety training

Yes

Yes

Exam leave

Yes

Yes

Leave for personal reasons

Sabbatical leave

No

No

Unpaid leave

No

No

 

 

 

Leave or absences relating to staff representation activities

Yes

Yes

Leave and absences relating to political life, judicial activities, and activities in the public interest and civil matters

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