The Cooperl company, specializing in the slaughter of pigs and which employs more than 7,000 employees in France, has decided to pay an exceptional bonus of 200 euros to its employees during the month of August, provided they provide proof. of their vaccination against Covid-19.
A measure more or less well accepted on its Breton site in Lamballe, where Europe 1 visited.
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In recent days, a document posted at the entrance to the Cooperl company site in Lamballe, in the Côtes-d'Armor, the announcement.
A bonus of 200 euros will be added to the pay for the month of August for the 7,400 employees of the company specializing in the slaughter of pigs in France.
There is one condition, however.
You must be able to present proof of vaccination.
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"It's okay to take. We all need the money"
In the slaughtering sector, the risk of Covid-19 contamination at work is necessarily worrying.
In the spring of 2020, at the very start of the epidemic, large clusters had been identified in slaughterhouses.
To fight to avoid ending up in this situation, the Cooperl is therefore experimenting with an exceptional bonus for all its employees who agree to be vaccinated.
This is a first in France.
On the Lamballe site, one of the company's main sites, many employees are enthusiastic about this news.
"It will encourage a lot of employees to be vaccinated," said Elmehdi, an interim, at the microphone of Europe 1. He is won over by the initiative.
"For me, it's really beneficial. It's a very, very good idea from the boss and all bosses should do the same."
"It's good to take. We all need money. 200 euros is not offered every day by the boss," adds another employee.
"I see it as wallet blackmail"
"I think it's a good idea. It's complicated when there are a lot of people absent because of contact cases. It's more work for those who are there," adds one employee. This is indeed another of the cooperative's objectives with this bonus: to reward attendance at work to reduce absenteeism due to Covid.
Unhappy, some employees however see in this measure an unjustified failure to respect medical confidentiality. This is the case of Jérémie and Isabelle. "Me that revolts me, I see it as blackmail with the wallet", denounces Jeremy. "It's a little bit of an incentive. Everyone decides if they want to be vaccinated or not. For me, it's personal," says Isabelle. For its part, the CFDT, the majority union, questions the legality of this bonus which it considers discriminatory.