During confinement, the teleworking"Is not an option" but " an obligation " for workers, employees or self-employed, who can exercise their activity remotely. “All the tasks that can be done remotely should be done remotely. If all your tasks can be done telework, you must be telework five days out of five », Insisted Tuesday morning on Europe 1 the Minister of Labor, Elisabeth Borne. The government promises sanctions for companies that refuse to comply.

Does the health protocol have the force of law?

This obligation was included in the new version of the national protocol to ensure the health and safety of company employees in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic, posted on October 30. “In the current exceptional circumstances linked to the threat of the epidemic, teleworking must be the rule for all activities that allow it. In this context, the working time carried out by teleworking is increased to 100% for employees who can carry out all of their tasks by telework ”, indicates the document.

But this health protocol is not