Lunch at your workstation: it's now legal

In order to limit the risks of contamination, the decree relaxes, from 15 February 2021 until the expiration of 6 months after the end of the state of health emergency (i.e. until 1^er December 2021), the company Meal Breaks Regulations.

Where the configuration of the dedicated recovery area does not ensure physical distancing rules (which have just been extended to two meters when the mask cannot be worn) are respected, the text states that:

• In establishments with more than 50 employees: the employer may provide one or more other locations which do not include all the equipment. These locations may, where appropriate, be located within the premises assigned to the work. They must allow workers to recover in conditions that preserve their health and safety. Premises whose activities involve the use or storage of hazardous substances or mixtures are therefore excluded.

• In establishments with less than 50 employees: the decree allows for the generalization of this derogating measure already in force since 31 December 2019.