In an interview published in the "Journal du dimanche", the president of the Île-de-France region asked that employees "today in telework do not return to the office the week of May 11". Valérie Pécresse announces that the region and the State are negotiating with employers' organizations a charter in which employers would commit to a "very gradual" return.

The president of the Île-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse, requests that employees "today in telework do not return to the office the week of May 11", the date of probable deconfinement, to avoid clogging up public transport , according to an interview with Le Journal du dimanche . "With the State, we propose that 100% of employees who are now teleworking do not return to the office the week of May 11. We want to aim for a goal of 90% the second week, then 80% until summer ", says the president of one of the regions of France most affected.

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"100% telework the week of May 11, 80% until the summer"

"We are currently negotiating with employers' organizations - Medef, U2P, CPME - a charter in which employers commit to this very gradual return", announces Valérie Pécresse. The organization of deconfinement is crucial in a region as dense as Ile-de-France, and particularly in the public transport used by five million travelers every day.

While travelers must wear a mask and respect physical distance measures, the region is working "with RATP, SNCF and Optile buses" to ensure the disinfection of the trains. "We will double the cleaning of all contact surfaces in vehicles, stations and stations, with powerful disinfectants, like those used in hospitals," says Pécresse.

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In transport, mobile cleaning brigades will intervene "twice a day"

"We will put 500 people on the ground, mobile cleaning brigades, who will intervene twice a day from May 11 and until the summer, in addition to a complete cleaning which will be done at the end of each service. ", with the help of service providers, which will cost an additional 10 million euros to Île-de-France Mobilités (organizing authority for IDF transport). 

The president of the Île-de-France region also asks the State to make compulsory the attestation of employers, that the employees will have to take to take public transport, and wishes the establishment of a fine of 135 euros for lack of certification. To smooth the use of public transport, Valérie Pécresse negotiates with companies so that "the arrival at work in the morning is spread out, by time slots, between 6:30 and 10:30 am; and the return between 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. "