Whether you are an employee or self-employed, parent or single childless, your life may be turned upside down from next Monday. We have tried to find out more about what your new daily life might look like during the coronavirus epidemic.
I have children under the age of sixteen. What if I don't have the right to telecommute?
In France, around 8 million employees - out of the 23 million working people - will be able to telework from next Monday. For those, "we must intensify teleworking," hammered Emmanuel Macron in his speech Thursday evening. What about the others?
"For all the others, I confirm that they can all be on sick leave if they have no solution, no telework, to take care of their children," said labor minister Muriel Pénicaud Friday morning. . Note that it will not be necessary for them to go to the doctor to stop, it will be automatic. It is the employer who will approach - at the request of his employee - the health insurance.
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"There is no waiting period, it is from the first day that we are supported," also said the Minister. Last clarification: a decree of January 31st provides that this automatic work stoppage is possible for 20 days. "We will see after, it will be the time it takes," assured Muriel Pénicaud this Friday.
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I am an employee in a company that allows me to telecommute, but I have young children (who depend on me especially for meals, etc.) Can I rather benefit from an automatic work stoppage?
It will depend on the case. "Many modalities remain to be defined in the coming days," said the General Directorate of Health (DGS). In filigree, in his interventions this Friday, Muriel Pénicaud explained that these people will have to reconcile professional life and childcare.
“We must encourage dialogue between the employer and the employee. Adjustments in terms of hours can for example be decided for those who have to juggle between the two if telework allows to ensure the continuity of the business. We will have to be creative, ”warns the Ministry of Labor.
My children are looked after by a childminder. Can I, like parents whose children are in a crèche, benefit from an automatic work stoppage?
No, because the situation should be different for them. "Childcare facilities that accommodate fewer than ten children and childminders who work at home will be able to continue their activity," said Minister of Health Olivier Véran on Friday.
There is a doubt as to the fate of maternal assistant homes (MAM), where the number of children in care is, in fact, greater. “Details remain to be worked out. They will soon be, ”continues the DGS.
I am placed on partial unemployment. Will I receive my entire salary?
No. I will receive the equivalent of 70% of my gross salary and 84% of my net, whatever the level of it and my sector of activity. On the other hand, my employer, who will pay me for my non-working hours, will be 100% compensated by the State (note: the ceiling has been raised. Since the beginning of the crisis, the employer had 8.04 euros per hour not worked per employee and not a penny more) .
In addition, this situation allows me to generate paid vacation rights as usual.
Will I receive my salary at the end of the month?
Yes. The employer must pay me for my hours, working or unemployed, "at the usual deadlines," says one in the entourage of the Minister of Labor. In addition, the processing times for files submitted by companies wishing to implement short-time working should also be dealt with more quickly by the State services (in particular, to avoid cash flow problems and the risks of bankruptcy for small businesses).