Leaving your job with a household employer: notice and documents
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When you leave a home employment job on your own initiative, the convention collective IDCC 3239 sets a resignation notice that differs from the dismissal notice (art. 162.6 versus 162.4.1), and the Code du travail sets the documents you receive at the end. This page states the rule for each step — notice, final pay, documents — as it applies to both parties.
The rules in one minute
- Resignation notice: 1 week below 6 months, 2 weeks from 6 months to less than 2 years, 1 month from 2 years — art. 162.6.
- The notice starts at the first presentation of the letter or at its handover against signature — art. 162.6.
- Assistant maternel: 8 days, 15 days or 1 month by how long the child has been received, for either party — art. 120.
- At the end: final pay with the indemnité compensatrice de congés payés (C. trav. L.3141-28) and the four documents from the CESU or Pajemploi account.
The resignation notice (art. 162.6)
A salarié du particulier employeur — including a garde d'enfant à domicile — who ends the contract on their own initiative gives a notice whose duration depends on seniority under the same contract. The convention does not require a motif for a resignation. The table places the resignation scale next to the dismissal scale (art. 162.4.1), which applies when the employer ends the contract.
| Seniority (same contract) | Dismissal notice — art. 162.4.1 | Resignation notice — art. 162.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 6 months | 1 week | 1 week |
| 6 months to less than 2 years | 1 month | 2 weeks |
| 2 years and more | 2 months | 1 month |
When the notice starts
Art. 162.6 sets the start at the first presentation of the resignation letter or at its handover against signature. A registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt or a hand delivery against a signed receipt gives both parties the same dated reference; the end of the notice is then counted from that date. During the notice, the contract continues under its usual terms: the hours are worked and paid as before.
What the final pay contains
The last pay is declared by the employer on CESU or Pajemploi at the latest the 5th of the month following the month worked, and the last payslip follows that declaration.
| Sum | Rule |
|---|---|
| Salary of the hours worked up to the end of the notice | Contract and CCN minimum wage (annexe 6, avenant n° 10 du 5 février 2026 applicable from 1 June 2026) |
| Indemnité compensatrice de congés payés for leave acquired and not taken | C. trav. art. L.3141-28 |
| Indemnité de licenciement (art. 163.1) | Tied to a dismissal — not part of a resignation |
Another way to end the contract: the rupture conventionnelle (art. 161.3)
For a home employee, the two parties may end the contract by mutual agreement. The indemnity cannot be lower than the art. 163.1 indemnité de licenciement. The agreement is made on the TéléRC forms; from signature, each party has 15 calendar days to retract (C. trav. L.1237-13), then the DREETS has 15 jours ouvrables to homologate (L.1237-14). This route is not available for an assistant maternel (CASF art. L.423-2).
Assistant maternel: ending the contract on your side (art. 120)
Under the socle spécifique « assistant maternel », the notice of art. 120 applies to either party and depends on how long the child has been received. It starts at the first presentation or handover of the letter. The art. 121.1 indemnité de rupture is attached to the retrait d'enfant by the parent (from 9 months of accueil); it is not part of a resignation. The minimum hourly wage per child since 1 June 2026 is 4,20 € gross without the AM-GE title and 4,37 € with it (avenant n° 10 du 5 février 2026, extended by arrêté du 4 mai 2026).
| Time the child has been received | Notice (either party) — art. 120 |
|---|---|
| Less than 3 months | 8 calendar days |
| 3 months to less than 1 year | 15 calendar days |
| 1 year and more | 1 month |
The documents you receive at the end
The same four documents as for any end of contract, produced by the employer from the CESU or Pajemploi account. The employer-side detail of each is on the URSSAF end-of-contract documents page; the case where the employer ends the contract is on the page your rights when the contract ends.
| Document | Who produces it | Who receives it | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificat de travail (employment certificate) | The employer, from the CESU or Pajemploi account | The employee | C. trav. art. L.1234-19 |
| Reçu pour solde de tout compte (final settlement receipt) | The employer, listing the sums paid at the end of the contract | The employee, who signs it — it may be contested within 6 months of signature, for the sums it lists | C. trav. art. L.1234-20 |
| Attestation employeur France Travail | The employer, generated from the CESU or Pajemploi account | The employee, for the unemployment-benefit file | C. trav. art. R.1234-9 |
| Last payslip | Produced by CESU or Pajemploi once the last pay is declared — at the latest the 5th of the following month | The employee | CESU / Pajemploi declaration rules |
| Indemnité compensatrice de congés payés (untaken paid leave) | Paid by the employer with the final pay | The employee | C. trav. art. L.3141-28 |
Quick answer
A home employee who resigns from a job with a particulier employeur gives the notice of CCN IDCC 3239 art. 162.6: 1 week below 6 months of seniority, 2 weeks from 6 months to less than 2 years, 1 month from 2 years, starting at the first presentation or handover of the letter. An assistant maternel gives the notice of art. 120: 8 days, 15 days or 1 month by how long the child has been received. The final pay carries the indemnité compensatrice de congés payés (C. trav. L.3141-28); the employer declares it on CESU or Pajemploi by the 5th of the following month and generates the certificat de travail (L.1234-19), the reçu pour solde de tout compte (L.1234-20, contestable within 6 months), the attestation France Travail (R.1234-9) and the last payslip.
At the same moment, on the other side
While you send the resignation letter and work the art. 162.6 notice, the employer receives the letter — its first presentation dates the notice for both parties — keeps paying the hours worked, declares the last pay on CESU or Pajemploi by the 5th of the following month, and generates the four documents. The employer-side pages state these steps from that side.
Frequently Asked Questions
Resignation notice, assistant maternel, final pay, documents, rupture conventionnelle.
Q.How long is the notice when I resign from a job with a particulier employeur?
Q.Is the resignation notice the same as the dismissal notice?
Q.I am an assistant maternel: what is my notice if I end the contract?
Q.Which sums and documents do I receive when I leave?
Q.Can the contract end by rupture conventionnelle instead?
Sources
- Convention collective nationale des particuliers employeurs et de l'emploi à domicile (IDCC 3239) — consolidated text on Légifrance: socle commun, socle spécifique « salarié du particulier employeur » (art. 161 to 163) and socle spécifique « assistant maternel » (art. 119 to 121).
- Avenant n° 10 du 5 février 2026 — arrêté d'extension du 4 mai 2026 (JO n° 0108, 8 mai 2026) — minimum wages of annexes 5 (assistant maternel) and 6 (salarié du particulier employeur), applicable from 1 June 2026.
- code.travail.gouv.fr — Code du travail numérique (Ministère du Travail): contribution pages for IDCC 3239 and the Code du travail articles cited on this page (L.1234-19, L.1234-20, R.1234-9, L.3141-28, L.1237-13, L.1237-14).
- cesu.urssaf.fr / pajemploi.urssaf.fr — URSSAF services through which the particulier employeur declares pay and produces the end-of-contract documents.
Rules verified on 24/08/2026 on Légifrance and code.travail.gouv.fr. Page published 2026-08-24T00:00:00+00:00, last updated 2026-08-24T00:00:00+00:00.
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Which procedure applies: for a particulier employeur, the dismissal procedure of the convention collective IDCC 3239 applies instead of the Code du travail procedure (CCN art. 161.1.1: the rules are those of the convention; art. 161.1.1.1: entretien préalable from the 4th jour ouvrable counted from the day after the first presentation of the convocation, then notification by registered letter from the 4th to the 30th jour ouvrable counted from the day after the entretien). The Code du travail reaches this sector only through the closed list of art. L.7221-2, which does not include the L.1232-2 procedure.
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