Teleworking is strongly recommended by the government in order to avoid clusters in companies.

Europe 1 wanted to know if this instruction was applied in the premises of large French companies.

Most of the SBF companies have effectively democratized the practice, without being certain of perpetuating it. 

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The Ministry of Labor recommends that companies prioritize teleworking when possible, but are companies playing the game?

Europe 1 surveyed most of the SBF companies, the 120 largest French companies.

The answer is "yes" to virtually all companies, which are making efforts to combat the coronavirus.

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Different teleworking methods depending on the company

The most common rule is two days of telecommuting per week.

Before the coronavirus, it was either nothing at all or a day in general.

However, depending on the case, these recommendations are more or less strict.

EDF, for example, recommends two days of remote work, but if the employee prefers to come to the office all week, he has the right.

For others, no question, it is really necessary to avoid contact between employees.

So some make teams A and B. This is the case of the insurer Cofas or BNP Paribas.

AXA does the same with a name that refers to the colors of its logo: blue team and red team.

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Others take the criterion of distance into account.

The BIC brand thus offers those who live far away to stay at home at least three days a week so as not to clutter up public transport.

As for the company Atos, a specialist in new technologies, it has even set up a special application: everyone says in advance when they want to come to the office and there should never be more than 50% of the workforce at the same time. .

Towards the sustainability of teleworking? 

SBF companies are not all sure they want to perpetuate this teleworking policy.

Some consider that it is just the time of the health crisis or only in risk areas.

Others are considering opening negotiations soon.

This is the case of Valeo, Faurécia or the giant of the cable industry Nexans which considers that it is an asset for the company as explained by its HR Director Karima Cherifi.

"It's a way of attracting talents and keeping them because in our recruitment policy the first question is often do you have teleworking set up within your company. That is the question. recurring ".

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The other argument, according to Karima Cherifi, is ecological, "employees who come by car regularly will take less of their car and therefore less carbon emissions".

So at Nexans, making teleworking sustainable is only a matter of time.

Elsewhere, it is often a big source of questioning.

Currently, the unions are calling for inter-professional negotiations in order to obtain a stricter framework applicable to all companies.

The employers want to leave the freedom to companies to sign the agreements they want.