Will I be able to go to the hairdresser as of May 11?

What to do with white hair. Since March 16, due to health measures taken to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, hair salons have been closed. Immersing in the anxiety of thousands of craftsmen, bosses and employees. The speech of the President of the Republic on the end of confinement, Monday evening, gave hope to this sector of activity, as evidenced by the many questions from readers that 20 Minutes has received since:

"I have my hair salon and I wonder if my recovery can be May 11 ??? It is not very clear to me, because we receive from the public… ”Stéphanie

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" I am in good shape. I have no particular illness. After May 11, will I be able to go to my hairdresser? »Yolande

No word on the reopening of hair salons from May 11. #Macron

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Here are the answers we found:

If the hairdressing salon owners and their employees (as well as their clients, it must be admitted) have reason to believe that they will be able to take back the scissors and dyes on May 11, it is because these establishments do not not part of the “places gathering the public which will have to remain closed closed at this stage” listed by the Head of State on Monday. Emmanuel Macron has indeed said this:

“May 11 will be the start of a new phase. It will be progressive, the rules may be adapted according to our results, because the primary objective remains the health of all French people (…). On May 11, the goal will be to allow as many people as possible to return to work and restart our industry, our businesses and our services. The government will immediately prepare these reopenings with the social partners so that rules are established to protect workers at work. Public places, restaurants, cafes, hotels, cinemas, theaters, performance halls and museums will however remain closed at this stage (…). The situation will be collectively assessed from mid-May each week to adjust things and give you visibility. "

Establishments open to the public

But, if hair salons have not been mentioned, they nonetheless remain establishments open to the public (EPR), as recalled by the Secretary of State to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Agnes Pannier-Runacher, during a live Facebook on March 17: “Hair salons are considered establishments open to the public and they have been closed (…). For the health of hairdressers (…), it is more responsible to interrupt a few weeks [this] activity, because it is typically an activity where you cannot be at a distance of one meter from your client. "

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Essential services to revive the economy

Are hair salons part of EPR forgotten in the speech of the Head of State? If so, they should remain closed until May 11. If not, under what conditions can they reopen? We asked these questions to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which replied: "All that remains to be determined, but, as was said last night, it will be a question of allowing as many people as possible to return work, including services. It seems clear. "Especially since, on Tuesday, on BFMTV, Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy and Finance, said that the government expected" a decline of 8% of GDP in France in 2020 ". And the ministry to repeat this passage of the presidential address: "The government will immediately prepare these reopenings with the social partners so that rules are established to protect employees at work. "

At present, it would seem that, although being EPRs, the hairdressing salons, which are also service establishments which must restart to revive the economy, will be able to reopen on May 11, under conditions that it remains to be specified.

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The sector awaiting clarification

Contacted by 20 Minutes , the national network of chambers of trades said it was beset with questions of the same order since Tuesday and intends "to wait for the details of the ministry, to the weekly meetings with which we are associated". But to add: “It is probable that the hairdressing salons reopen, with specific measures, but everything is premature. "

For its part, the National Union of Hairdressing Companies (Unec) specifies, this Tuesday, "working, with all the social partners of the hairdressing branch, on the definition of practical sheets to secure the exercise of the profession in this particular health context where barrier gestures seem to constitute one of the essential ramparts against the spread of the virus ”. It involves developing "a risk prevention plan at the level of the profession", including technical, organizational, logistical arrangements, as well as the wearing of personal protective equipment, for business leaders. , employees and customers, for hairdressing in salons and at home. And to promise: “As soon as this work is completed, wide communication will be ensured. "

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