Faced with the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic, the executive is tightening the screw on teleworking and plans to administratively sanction companies that do not play the game. Controls will also be tightened.
Encourage even more teleworking, and slap the fingers of bad players. While the fifth wave and omicron once again disrupt the economy and contaminations are skyrocketing, the government wants to generalize teleworking as much as possible.
Faced with the recalcitrant, the executive plays the sanction card. The Minister of Labor, Elisabeth Borne, announces this Thursday on LCI “The possibility for the labor inspectorate to pronounce sanctions of up to 1,000 euros per employee” for companies that do not respect the rules of teleworking, “Within the limit of 50,000 euros” by company. An amendment to the bill on the vaccine pass will be tabled by the end of the week, specifies his entourage.
“I want a faster and therefore more dissuasive system by allowing the labor inspectorate to be able to pronounce sanctions without waiting for the legal procedure”, detailed the minister. Until now, employers have only been targeted by civil and criminal penalties.
Three or four days a week
As the omicron variant progresses, telecommuting is expected to gain momentum in businesses after the holidays. Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Monday the obligation to increase teleworking to three or four days a week, “For all employees for whom it is possible”, from January 3 and for a period of three weeks. “It is clear that with the situation, we must speed up, strengthen teleworking […]. I ask companies to prepare now to reinforce teleworking at the start of the school year, therefore on January 3, with a target of at least three days for positions that allow it, or even four days when possible ”, had already affirmed Elisabeth Borne, on Europe 1, December 22.
According to the minister, “Most companies play the game very well” teleworking. Corn “Some companies do not do it, do not follow the recommendations of the labor inspectorate, and take advantage of the length of the sanctioning procedure to not respect the rules”, she says. Controls should therefore be strengthened, also announces Elisabeth Borne. Nearly 5,000 are currently performed per month. A new national company protocol detailing the rules for teleworking is due to be published on Thursday.