“Today, I felt concerned by two announcements, one for next week, one for after. “ Barthélémy Jeanroch, director of the B’EST shopping center, in Moselle, and of B’Fun Park, the adjoining indoor leisure space, prefers to keep smiling after Emmanuel Macron’s statements on Monday, July 12. The Head of State indicated that the health pass will be extended for those over 12 years old from July 21 to “Places of leisure and culture” bringing together more than 50 people. Then, at the beginning of August, after the promulgation of a law, in cafes, restaurants, shopping centers but also during long journeys by plane, train and bus. “Only the vaccinated and people tested negative will be able to access these places, whether they are customers, users or employees”, he detailed.
Immediately Mr. Jeanroch attempted to verify “By a WhatsApp loop with [son] staff if everyone was vaccinated. It is still a given that does not concern the employer ”. But the new device raises many questions about its implementation. “If an employee refuses, what do I do with it? We can’t fire him. I cannot leave it at home and not pay for it ”, he asks himself. “Should we put him on sick leave?” Who pays ? “, adds Yohann Petiot, director general of the Alliance du commerce.
Shopping centers like B’EST, which accommodates up to 30,000 people per day, will have to carry out checks. “We don’t know how to do, launches Mr. Jeanroch. We are not authorized to read QR codes, people will show us a code and we will let them pass. “ And all of this comes at a price. “It’s going to cost us a fortune. An agent at each of the four entrance doors for 12 hours over 6 days… ”
“It is not for us to make the police”
Supermarkets are even less serene. “We cannot prohibit people from shopping or going to a pharmacy. These are essential needs, underlines Jacques Creyssel, general delegate of the Federation of commerce and distribution. And among our employees, there are a lot of young people. While they are vaccinated, will they have to do a PCR test every three days? It will be complicated to manage. “ “Let’s wait until the law is passed”, concludes Gontran Thüring, General Delegate of the National Council of Shopping Centers.
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