Employees in teleworking will be able to return once a week to the company if they
“feel the need”
and with the agreement of their employer, according to the health protocol which will be in force from Thursday, we learned. Monday evening from union sources.
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This minimum flexibility of full teleworking will therefore be done only on the basis of the employee's voluntary work and with the agreement of the employer, said CFTC leader Cyril Chabanier after a videoconference this Monday evening between the Minister of Labor and the social partners.
"Our studies show that more than six out of ten employees who have been working at 100% telework since November wish to return to the company at least one day a week"
, explained Élisabeth Borne on Sunday, ensuring that
"more than half say they suffer from isolation "
.
Since the end of October, the company health protocol has imposed teleworking as a rule, specifying that it must be
“Increased to 100% for employees who can perform all of their tasks remotely”
.
Due to the degraded health context, the minister also suggested to the social partners, who have just concluded a national agreement on teleworking, that they would not have the hand as planned from January 20 to define themselves a number. minimum working days.
Extension of aid for youth employment
In addition, Élisabeth Borne specified that aid for youth employment would be extended
"until the end of March and probably beyond"
, according to Cyril Chabanier.
This is part of the bonus of 4,000 euros (per year) for hiring, on a fixed-term contract of more than three months or on a permanent contract of a young person under 26, who was to stop at the end of January. and on the other hand aid of 5,000 or 8,000 euros for an apprenticeship or professionalization contract which was to end at the end of February.
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Élisabeth Borne also confirmed the exemptions for the opening of shops on Sundays in January and perhaps at the beginning of February, despite the reservations of the unions, who consider this contradictory with the lowering of the curfew to 6 p.m. in certain departments.
