The government is once again trying to push companies to use telework.
To achieve this, Jean Castex solemnly set this Thursday evening at a press conference as an objective that they spend "four days out of five" of this remote working mode.
"All companies and all administrations which can, must do the maximum of telework", insisted the Prime Minister.
For months, the executive, in particular through the voice of the Minister of Labor Elisabeth Borne, has called on companies to redouble their efforts to increase the proportion of employees working from home.
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The interests are primarily health, with the desire to limit the risks of contamination in companies, and in particular in open spaces.
They are also economical, since practice has made it possible to limit the damage caused by the health crisis by maintaining business activity.
The use of telework is a sensitive issue for the executive.
Because in reality, its room for maneuver is narrow, for example not having the possibility of forcing companies to use it.
Also, the government knows that it must take many other factors into account.
Employees working exclusively from telework, for example, risk suffering from a feeling of isolation.
Another factor can also weigh on employees: the cost of teleworking.
Electricity, heating, supplies, working from home implies investments which today weigh on employees and which are not supported by companies.
