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Compulsory mask in business: the penalties provided for in the event of non-wearing

9/2/2020, 6:15:27 PM


Since Tuesday, wearing a mask is mandatory in business. Controls may be carried out by the labor inspectorate, and recalcitrant employers and employees will be punished.

There will be checks!

On BFMTV on August 19, the Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Alain Griset, already warned employees who would not comply with the obligation to wear a mask in companies set up on September 1.

Controls, therefore, and sanctions for the recalcitrant, which can range from a simple remark to dismissal.

Employers who have not properly implemented the health protocol may also be penalized.

Read also: Wearing a mask, teleworking ... increasingly complex measures in business

Since Tuesday, September 1, all employees must therefore wear a mask at work, with some flexibility depending on the geographical area and compliance with a certain number of criteria (number of employees in the room, volume, ventilation ... ).

During the first days of implementation of this measure and for "

at least a week

", the Ministry of Labor assures

Figaro

that "

very great benevolence

" will be required.

Sanctions

Once this benevolent period has passed, the obligation

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