Elise Denjean, edited by Laura Laplaud
Will the Omicron variant replace the Delta variant? Since Monday, a new health protocol in companies has entered into force. Among the obligations, that of avoiding moments of conviviality. And with the approach of the end of year holidays, it is a recommendation that has difficulty passing through to employees.
No more pots, dinners and other end-of-year festivities. To cope with the fifth wave of coronavirus that France has suffered for several weeks, a new health protocol entered into force in companies on Monday. Bad news for those who wanted their employees to finally have a good time.
A maintenance at all costs festive moments
The hotel and catering professions confirm it: cancellations are starting to fall. At Crédit Mutuel, there will ultimately be no end-of-year celebrations. At PWC, we think about it. But for the moment, these cancellations remain limited, companies wishing to maintain these events at all costs, as explained by Zahir Mechkour, president of the National Association of Social and Economic Committees. “We must keep as long as possible the scheduled events because there was nothing last year, no Christmas tree, no festivities,” he concedes.
The Christmas tree, a corporate ritual
The Christmas tree is a ritual in the life of a company. “It’s a bit much to imagine two years in a row with nothing … So for now, as long as we don’t have cancellations from the suppliers, and I think they too are waiting for that. be imposed on them, no one wants to cancel. We want to organize things with barrier measures but we do not want to cancel, “he breathes.
An event company specializing in the organization of Christmas trees confided that it no longer registered any new requests. Among the other measures of this new health protocol in companies: respect a distance of two meters at the table and during meetings, do not eat face-to-face. Unimev, the French Union of Event Trades, plans to meet Tuesday afternoon to take stock of the situation.
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