Get off work”immediate” and compensated without a waiting day if you have symptoms of Covid-19: this measure is in place since January 10, 2021.
As variants of Covid-19 progress on the territory, the isolation of all patients who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 is increased from 7 to 10 days, said Thursday, February 18, the Minister of Health , Olivier Véran, during a press briefing.
As a result, he added, the device making it possible to obtain an immediate work stoppage without a waiting day by contacting Medicare, for positive people, contact or symptomatic cases “is extended until 1er June”.
This work stoppage is for “people with symptoms of Covid-19” and that “are unable to continue working from home“specifies the Ministry of Health in a press release published this Friday, January 8, 2021. In other words, those who can carry out their tasks at home, by teleworking are therefore not affected by this automaticity. In this case, it is the general practitioner who delivers the sick leave, as was the case before
Immediate work stoppage without a day off: how does it work?
People who show symptoms of the Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus infection (fever, cough, muscle pain, runny nose, fatigue, etc.) register on the Assurance Maladie website to request a stop immediate work, compensated without default.
In practice: to benefit from this exceptional work stoppage, you must register on the declareameli.fr or declare.msa.fr website. The persons concerned then receive a receipt allowing them to justify their absence to their employer.
Immediate work stoppage without deficiency: what conditions?
“Health Insurance will carry out a systematic follow-up with 2 to 3 telephone calls over 7 days. Each person declared positive will be offered a home visit by a nurse” added the Prime Minister. Moreover, as explained by the Ministry of Health, the persons concerned will have to “commit to performing an antigen or PCR test within two days“the request for a work stoppage.
Once the screening test has been carried out, it is necessary to reconnect to the platform (declareameli.fr or declare.msa.fr) in order to indicate the date and place of the antigen or PCR test. Unsurprisingly, if the test result is negative, professional activity resumes…
As a reminder, “case-contact” people can already, since October 3, 2020, make a request for sick leave on the Health Insurance website.
“The novelty compared to the existing rules is the automatic nature of this stop. The doctor’s discretion is taken awayanalyzes Éric Rocheblave, a social law lawyer interviewed by our colleagues from Figaro. This is good news for patients who feel affected. But if no PCR test is requested on the Internet to prove contamination, isn’t there a risk of an influx of requests?“
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