Minister of Labor Elisabeth Born confirms the end of wearing a mask in business from March 14. However, barrier gestures must continue to be applied.
Sanitary measures continue to ease in business. After the end of compulsory telework decreed at the beginning of February, it’s the turn of wearing a mask to end on March 14. A new measure announced Tuesday March 8 on LCI by the Minister of Labor, Elisabeth Borne.
The company protocol will now be replaced by a guide to measures to prevent the risk of contamination with Covid-19 outside of an epidemic situation shared by the Minister with the social partners. This guide emphasizes vaccination “always highly recommended” as well as the persistence of hygiene measures.
“Keep barrier gestures compatible with normal life”
Although wearing the mask is over, “it would be preferable to keep some hygiene gestures and in particular barrier gestures long-term compatible with normal life”advises Dr Gérald Kierzek, emergency doctor and medical director of Doctissimo. “3 gestures are useful. Put on a mask when you are sick to avoid contaminating others, for example, wash your hands regularly and air the rooms for 10 minutes morning and evening., continues the doctor. Measures recommended by the Minister of Labor as well.
Wearing a mask: companies will be able to continue to impose it
“The employer retains criminal responsibility for the protection of his employees, he can therefore reimpose protective measures if he deems it necessary”, recalls on franceinfo Benoît Serre, deputy national vice-president of the National Association of Human Resources Directors (ANDRH). Companies will therefore be able to impose the wearing of a mask if they wish.
The new guide also recalls that employees remain free to decide whether or not to continue wearing the mask. “In the current circumstances, where the virus continues to circulate, employees who wish to do so will be able to continue to wear a mask, without the employer being able to oppose it”. points out the guide.