Difficulties continue in schools due to Covid-19.
School canteens are also paying the price.
In Metz, the absenteeism of employees supervising children's lunches has been aggravated by the health crisis.
Therefore, the City of Moselle decided to extend its recruitment policy to "
parents and grandparents, aged under 67, who would be looking for additional income"
, reports
France Bleu.
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School canteens must be kept open at all costs.
This is the creed of the town hall of Metz.
For the 3,750 children every lunchtime, in the 18 school canteens, around fifty people are missing every lunchtime.
Parents have already volunteered, such as Angélique, mother of two children and housewife.
"
We don't do this for the money, we really do it to help parents and children
," she said on the
Europe 1
antenna. Caroline Audouy, deputy mayor of Metz in in charge of the canteens admits that "
the help of this mother is very precious.
»
Difficult recruitment
Previously, the municipality contacted Pôle Emploi or students for recruitment.
Two hours of work per day are offered, paid at minimum wage.
According to Bruno Meyer, secretary of the CFDT section at the City, the positions are unattractive: “
The agents who come to the canteen leave us the same day, or a few days later.
Working only two hours a day is already complicated.
With the covid and all the barrier gestures, not to mention certain sometimes difficult children
, ”he assures
France Bleu.
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