Over a million people work as personal or home help in France.
Lawyer Roland Perez gave an update Sunday morning on the rules in force for these workers during the reconfinement.
During the first confinement, home workers such as nannies, gardeners, or domestic workers were unable to continue their work.
But what has happened to them since the re-containment?
Lawyer Roland Perez took stock of the rules in force on Sunday morning on Europe 1.
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No partial unemployment as in the first confinement
"These personal and home aids represent more than a million workers in France. An unnoticed decree settled their fate for this second confinement, deciding almost the opposite of what had been put in place during the first Containment Last spring, the right not to come to work and partial unemployment were in order, but the decree issued three weeks ago recommends the opposite.
This means that in order to provide assistance to families, disabled or sick people, or just the elderly and to provide all kinds of home help such as DIY, gardening or school support, salaried carers will have to continue working without be able to benefit from partial unemployment.
In the event of illness and Covid contamination
Of course if they are sick, contact or particularly fragile, or if the individual who employs them is himself-sick or is at risk of being infected with Covid, in this case his salary will remain maintained and he will not come to work.
A sick leave may also be prescribed by his doctor.
But if the worker is just afraid to come to work as a simple precaution and risks being contaminated, he will not be paid but not sanctioned.
The employer must provide masks and protection
These workers, like all of us, must respect the distances and wear a mask, wash their hands very regularly.
And for this it is up to the individual employer to provide masks and protections such as gloves if necessary and hydroalcoholic gel.
They can also get it free of charge from pharmacies for life assistants.
And finally, even if they are made available to individuals by a personal service agency, it is they who will then provide the protection devices. "