The Swedish group Essity, manufacturer of hygiene products, has given up on having its French employees wear a box that would have sounded in the event of non-compliance with health protection distances in the face of Covid-19, the CFDT said on Friday.
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The union welcomed "
the reversal of management on the anti-Covid badge
" and the "
withdrawal
" of this device announced Wednesday by the group, during a meeting of the central social and economic committee (CSEC).
"
Unsuitable and intrusive
", this device "was
akin to the
"
anti-bark collar
"," criticized the CFDT.
Questioned by AFP, the management of Essity declared to have announced Wednesday to the CSEC that this "
initiative of device of management of physical distancing
" was "
suspended in the short and medium term
", because of "
the absence of group of voluntary work to deploy it
”.
"
At present, this new possibility does not retain general approval
," admitted management, who wanted "
a dialogue
", "
an approach co-constructed and concerted with employee representatives
".
However, the management "
could, depending on the evolution of the health situation and if the conditions were met internally, propose this approach again
", she added.
A device "
totally contested by the CFDT
"
"
Completely contested by the CFDT
", this "
social distancing device
" had been "
presented to staff representatives at the end of November by the management which envisaged, without awaiting their opinion, its setting up by volunteers. employees,
”deplores the union in a press release.
"
Under cover of health (and) safety, the very idea of this completely infantilizing equipment constitutes an attack on individual freedoms
", protests the CFDT.
This device "
offered, moreover, no guarantee of transparency of the information collected, no assessment of the psychosocial risks that it caused employees to
", she adds.
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In January, the CFDT denounced this project and reported that it shocked employees.
For its part, the management had defended it by invoking its wish to "
strengthen the safety of employees
".
"
This device does not include a geolocation system and is not linked to personal information
", she then said, specifying that the box would be inactive in the toilets, the canteen or even the infirmary.