"
Ineffective
", "
punitive
" process that can generate "
tension
": the idea of a health pass extended to all companies arouses strong reluctance among the social partners, consulted Monday by the Minister of Labor, Élisabeth Borne .
Generalizing the pass to the entire professional sphere - beyond the health sectors and in contact with the public as is the case today - is only a "
hypothesis
", underlined Sunday the spokesperson of the Gabriel Attal government.
Unions and employers were consulted late Monday morning by Élisabeth Borne.
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"
We will propose measures to curb the spread of the virus but nothing will be acted upon at the end
of this videoconference meeting, warned the entourage of the Minister of Labor upstream. However, the executive does not hide its desire to find the means to put pressure on the unvaccinated in the face of the fifth wave of Covid-19 and the arrival of the Omicron variant in France.
For the "
Mr. vaccine
" of the government, Alain Fischer, who spoke Monday on France Inter, the health pass extended to all companies, "
from a scientific angle, it is sure that it is an additional protection which should avoid a serious health crisis
”.
But among the social partners, skepticism is in order, in particular on the application of such a measure.
The Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CPME), is "
rather favorable to the health pass insofar as it makes it possible to avoid confinement, which is the worst of the worst.
After that, there are practical questions that can pose a problem
”.
"Gaz factory"
For the Union of local businesses (U2P), “
priority must be given to business continuity. So if it has to go through a pass, why not. But this should not be punitive,
”underlines the employers' organization in allusion to the penalty of 45,000 euros for non-verification of pass currently in force. “
Is it up to business leaders to exercise police powers?
", Asked on Franceinfo Sunday the deputy chairman of Medef, Patrick Martin, whose organization reserves its position and awaits the outcome of discussions with the government. Benoît Serre, vice-president of the National Association of HRDs, spoke Monday on Sud Radio "
a gas plant
" likely to generate "
tension
»Within companies.
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On the union side, the tone is clearly hostile.
The secretary general of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, castigates a measure "
absurd and totally ineffective
".
"
We are opposed to it because it corresponds to a vaccination obligation.
We prefer (...) to strengthen barrier gestures, to encourage more vaccination rather than the introduction of this pass,
”he insisted on Franceinfo.
"
Better to convince and incite than to coerce
", also told AFP Michel Beaugas of Force Ouvrière (FO), while Cyril Chabanier (CFTC) said he was "
quite reserved
".
After the Minister of Labor, it will be the turn of Prime Minister Jean Castex on Tuesday to receive the parliamentary groups to discuss the future fields of application of the health pass.