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Bruno is a business director at a large bank in the Paris region. Divorced, the quartet has been in telecommunications almost 100% since the outbreak began: “I came back to the office a few days a week this summer. For the rest, my US company used these methods: Maximum staff at home ”. One circumstance, little by little, weighed on his morale. “It simply came to our notice then. I avoided unnecessary travel time and I found a certain freedom. But, in December, I could not be alone in my living room, I joined the zoom meetings … I did a lot more work than before, I was depressed, I ate anyway … “, He says.
Bruno then tells his superiors to come back to the office. However, between the end of October and the beginning of January, the Corporate Health Protocol mandates delivery. According to the government, it should be “Raised to 100% for employees who can do their work remotely”. Management agrees to provide Bruno, which instructs him to collect mail from his department. “Factottam was an excuse to justify my trip, but whatever it was, it was a huge benefit to me. Even though there weren’t a lot of people in the open when I went.”, He agrees.
How many of them like Bruno? Couldn’t spend their days at home, eyes rolling on their screen? Feeling isolated, downtrodden, oppressed? “Many thousands”, The Ministry of Labor responds. Elizabeth Bourne has relaxed its recommendations since January 7 in response to this tragedy: “This should allow those who feel the need to come to the site, one day a week, with the consent of their employer.”. Above the question of organization, the Minister of Labor sees it “A Public Health Issue”, As the virus continues to spread.
6 out of 10 employees in psychological distress
Medvedev and the unions have been warning the government since this summer of increasing unrest among workers: isolation, severe fatigue and the like.
