To allow their employees to have free time outside the curfew, some companies do not hesitate to shake up their schedules.
But in some cases, this flexibility is only possible because the health crisis triggered by Covid-19 has led to a decline in activities.
The government is applying new restrictions from midnight Friday.
Two-thirds of the population, or 46 million French people, will have to adhere to a curfew between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
In this context, some companies have decided to adjust their schedules.
Starting at noon and ending at 8 pm is already an old memory for Clys, an assistant in a consulting firm.
Now, this Parisian thirty-something works from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., a request that his management accepted without difficulty and which allows him to have a decompression airlock before the start of the curfew.
"The advantage is that I have time to go shopping, to take the dog out or to play sports", he explains at the microphone of Europe 1. "I did not see myself To finish everything at 8 pm, to arrive in disaster at 8:30 pm at my place. It makes stressful evenings. "
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Have free time on store opening slots
In some companies, working hours are arranged on demand.
In others, it is generalized.
Thus, at Bateau mon Paris, an event agency, the rule is the same for all employees and service providers: some are in the morning, others in the afternoon, according to each person's preferences, explains the boss Camille. Butcher.
"We try to distribute ourselves so that everyone works a little, despite everything, while having free time in the niches where the stores are open."
But Camille Boucher is aware of it: all this is only possible because the activity is greatly reduced.