Health pass compulsory for certain employees as of August 30: the sectors and professions concerned – Sortaparis

Since July 21, 2021, the health pass is mandatory in a a number of cultural and leisure establishments. Since August 9, it has been extended to bars and restaurants, of long distance transport or even to hospitals and retirement homes.

For the moment, professionals working in these places subject to the health pass do not need the precious sesame to work. But it will be compulsory from this Monday, August 30, 2021otherwise it will be impossible for them to exercise. According to the Ministry of Labor, 1.8 million people are concerned.

” Those in establishments where customers are asked for a health pass will also need to have a valid health pass. », Insisted the Minister of Labor Elisabeth Borne on CNews July 22. “ No one would understand that this health bubble is created in these establishments where customers are asked to have a health pass and that at the same time employees do not have this health pass. She added.

But then what are the professions and trades affected by this measure? This concerns professionals working in places of leisure activities (theaters, cinema, museums, amusement parks, etc.), of restoration (servers, bartenders, cooks…) – with the exception of collective catering and professional road catering, or drinking establishments -, but also in fairs and trade shows, the sports halls (coaches), the swimming pools (lifeguard) ; trades in contact with the public.

According to the text, this measure also concerns, except in an emergency, ” health, social and medico-social services and establishments only for people accompanying or visiting people accommodated in these services and establishments as well as those accommodated there for scheduled care “.

Finally, the text indicates that are also concerned “ long-distance public transport activities within the national territory, except in the event of an emergency preventing the obtaining of the required proof “, like the train controllers (TGV, Intercités).

In addition, salespeople and security guards working in shopping centers and department stores of more than 20,000 square meters, subject to the health pass by decision of the prefect, must also have a valid pass.

To obtain a valid health pass, we remind you that you must either “ present the result of a virological screening test that does not conclude to contamination by covid 19 “, Or have a” proof of vaccination status concerning covid 19 or a certificate of recovery following contamination by covid 19 “.

Minister of Labor Elisabeth Borne admitted that getting tested regularly was ” very restrictive “. Also, “ the right solution is to get vaccinated », She admitted. But time is running out for these professionals. In the event of non-presentation of a valid pass, they will then be offered, from August 30, another workstation where they will not be in direct contact with the public. If this is not possible, then these employees will no longer be able to exercise their activity. Note that the person in charge of the establishment in question must himself be responsible for checking the valid health pass of his employees.

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