The three days minimum made compulsory by the government are not sufficiently respected, according to a Harris Interactive poll conducted for the Ministry of Labor. The government deplores an effort by many companies “Not up to the task” of the situation related to the Covid-19 pandemic dont contaminations explode due to the Omicron variant.
During the week of January 3 to 9, when teleworking was made compulsory in companies that can, the share of teleworkers remained relatively stable compared to mid-December.
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The use of telework stagnates despite the obligation
Among those who have worked, 29% teleworked at least partially, against 30% the week of December 13 to 19. And among workers who can easily telecommute, 60% have teleworked at least partially, 58% in mid-December.
In Île-de-France, teleworking has increased more: 69% of workers who can easily telework have done so, against 62% in mid-December.
The number of days teleworked nevertheless increased slightly among workers who declared teleworking, going from 3 days on average in mid-December to 3.3 days.
The use of sanctions lags
Faced with the galloping Omicron variant, the company health protocol provides since January 3, for three weeks, that employers set “A minimum number of three days of teleworking per week, for positions which allow it”, number which can be increased to 4 days per week.
The results of the investigation were judged “Not up to the health situation” by the Ministry of Labor. He defends, in view of these figures, the relevance of the administrative fines provided for by the bill establishing the vaccination pass (up to € 1,000 per employee in the event of non-compliance with health instructions), arguing “That we cannot compromise with the protection of the health of employees”.
However, the senators, who began examining the text on Tuesday, have these sanctions in their sights.
Sanctions that would be “justified” according to employees
According to the survey, 76% of French people questioned believe these sanctions “Justified” in the current context of the Covid epidemic.
The survey also shows that the people questioned feel a little less protected at their workplace with the health protocol, no doubt due to the wave of the Omicron variant: 74% feel protected, against 78% in mid-December.
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The survey was carried out online from January 6 to 9, with a sample of 2007 people representative of French people aged 18 and over, among whom 1,184 active workers are represented.
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