The government now knows what to expect: neither the unions nor the employers are in favor of the generalization of the health pass in companies. Envisaged to contain the new outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, this hypothesis was put on the table, Monday, December 20, during a videoconference meeting between the social partners and Elisabeth Borne. The Minister of Labor indicated, at the end of this discussion time, that “Nothing[était] act “, consultations to continue with civil servants’ organizations and political forces represented in Parliament.
At present, some two to three million employees, in contact with the public, are required to provide proof of their state of health in order to be able to work (vaccination certificate or negative virological test or certificate of recovery if they have contracted the coronavirus). But with the runaway contaminations, which may increase with the dissemination of the Omicron variant, the executive has been wondering, for several days, whether this obligation should not be extended to the entire world of work. It’s about a “Legitimate question”, as explained, Saturday, December 18 on France Inter, Olivier Véran, referring to certain European states, including Germany, which have taken steps in this direction. “You can’t prevent people from working if they are not vaccinated, but you can require them to take a test, for example,” added the Minister of Health.
The unions are hardly seduced. “We are not at all convinced that this is the right solution, confides Marylise Léon, deputy general secretary of the CFDT. It is a potential hotbed of conflicts in companies that we do not need in the period. “ “We are very reserved”, adds Cyril Chabanier, president of the CFTC, listing the “Difficulties” that the measure would generate if it were applied: “Who is going to control? At what frequency ? What will be the penalties in the event of non-compliance with the texts? It will be a puzzle. “
“Useless and counterproductive”
Confederal Secretary of Force Ouvrière, Michel Beaugas is even more direct: “We are opposed, he said. It will strain the working relations. “ Catherine Perret, number two of the CGT, also explains that her confederation is against : “It is inoperative, ineffective”, she considers, seeing in it above all a ” Gaz factory “ who will be “Source of concern for employees”. As for François Hommeril, the leader of the CFE-CGC, he finds that a health pass imposed on everyone, in the workplace, would be “Useless and counterproductive” : “He would come to solicit companies on a problem that does not fall within their role. “
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