The French State has not yet issued strict recommendations on the conduct to be followed by French companies in the face of coronavirus. It is up to each of them to take their responsibilities and assess the risks, taking into account the legal aspects but also the reality on the ground.
On the regulatory side, the labor code requires ensuring the safety and protection of their teams. “The case law has been clear since 2015: it is not an obligation of result but an obligation of means. The employer must do prevention, to guarantee the employee that his health will not be affected in the workplace, ” explains Matthieu Babin, associate lawyer at Capstan.
Adapt the response to changing circumstances
The company must therefore be informed regularly to adapt its decisions to the evolution of the situation. "Today, there is no need to prohibit an employee whose family is in China, outside the cradle of the epidemic, from going to join them, any more than it is compulsory to repatriate expatriate employees
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