Carole Ferry 6:32 p.m., January 18, 2022
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Tuesday new measures in favor of companies affected by restrictions concerning the hotel and catering sector.
The assumption of part of the salary of employees and the total exemption from employer's contributions are mentioned for the companies concerned.
The Prime Minister at the bedside of restaurateurs.
While the hotel and catering industry is headwind against the vaccine pass, Jean Castex took a step on Tuesday to appease the spirits with the announcement of new measures in favor of companies affected by the restrictions concerning the sector.
Teleworking has a significant impact on the hotel and catering industry, as does the ban on pots in companies which is plaguing the events sector.
The government had already announced support for fixed costs for professionals who lose at least half of their turnover.
But the Prime Minister, traveling to a restaurant, decided to go even further.
Cursors demanded by industry professionals
The State will cover 20% of the salary of employees of companies that lose at least 30% of their turnover.
These are exactly the sliders demanded by professionals in the sector, and which go a little further than what the Ministry of the Economy had proposed for the companies most affected, those which lose at least 65% of their turnover. 'business.
Matignon announces yet another additional measure: total exemption from employer contributions.
Measures which concern companies with less than 250 employees in the hotel and catering sector but also in events and travel agencies.