Caregivers who would not be vaccinated on September 15 risk seeing their employment contract suspended for a few weeks, time to comply, a “first step” before “a layoff”, or even “a dismissal”. they refuse vaccination, said Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday.
“We will provide in the law a special provision to allow a suspension of the employment contract, because the person is no longer in a position to exercise his profession if he has not been vaccinated”, explained the Minister of Labor. asked about LCI.
A suspension as “a first step”
Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that vaccination became compulsory for nursing and non-nursing staff in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and retirement homes, professionals and volunteers working with the elderly, including at home, as well as firefighters or ambulance attendants, with penalties. The bill will be presented to the Council of Ministers on Monday and examined by Parliament the following days.
This suspension of the contract will be “a first step”. “The idea is that this time allows the employee to fulfill his vaccine obligations”, added Elisabeth Borne, specifying that the duration of this suspension would be “of the order of one month or six weeks”. During this period, the employee “will no longer be paid and will no longer come to work”. If he refuses to be vaccinated at the end, he risks “a layoff of a few days” or even “a dismissal”, she said.
“From September 15, checks may be made”
According to the minister, this injunction “can create tensions in the establishments”, however “the objective is not to sanction the professionals, it is first of all pedagogy, with the possibility of sanction for those who would not understand” .
“From September 15, checks may be made by the employer, the Regional Health Agency, Health Insurance, the director of the establishment, nursing home,” said for his part on RMC / BFMTV the Minister of Solidarity and Health, Olivier Véran. For the minister, this “leaves time”. “This means that potentially a caregiver still has 3, 4 weeks to start their vaccination schedule. And I obviously invite them to be vaccinated without delay, there is an emergency, ”he added.