“The companies in the Ile-de-France region directly concerned by the Games will experience this period in an intense way, summarizes Cécile Gouesse, from Eurogroup Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in organization. But those who are not and maintain their activities are trying to organize themselves to be affected as little as possible.” For the former, the roadmap is clear, even if hazards, particularly related to security, can cause operational protocols to change. We saw this with the gauge of the opening ceremony… The latter must anticipate various scenarios, including the most unfavorable ones. “Given all the possible constraints, with almost no notice period to react, we must plan for the unpredictable, have all the cards in hand to be ready to play them,” sums up Thierry Allio, the head of the work environment at Shiseido Europe, whose headquarters are in Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine).
Many companies might be tempted to follow the advice of Daniel Weizmann, the JOP 2024 leader of Medef Île-de-France: “Optimizing leave.” Their organization is in fact the prerogative of the employer. “As early as December 2023, we have been strongly encouraging our clients to identify their staffing needs during the Games period, whether they wish to prohibit leave at that time or, conversely, impose dates,” says Sophie-Anaïs Papafilippou, a lawyer at the Aerige firm, specializing in labor law. With the influx of visitors and the fact that certain metro lines will have priority for their travel, employees’ travel times are likely to be significantly extended. Many companies, all the more numerous since tertiary activities dominate in the Ile-de-France region, are therefore planning to resort to remote working.
Teleworking preferred in the tertiary sector
This is the case at Generali, whose major sites are located in Saint-Denis and Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis), close to the Stade de France, the Olympic swimming pool and the athletes’ village. “Remote working will be preferred for employees at sites in the Paris region, with one day on site from July 15 to 22, then 100% teleworking strongly recommended from July 22 to August 11, then again one day on site from August 11 to 27, and teleworking from August 27 to September 8, the insurer explains. For regional employees who had to travel to Ile-de-France, meetings will be held in hybrid mode. At Safran, a reserve of occasional teleworking of twelve days per year is planned in the work organization. It could be used by employees at the Paris headquarters.
Veolia is also strengthening teleworking. “For all administrative staff in Île-de-France, we are increasing the number of days of teleworking, explains Isabelle Calvez, HR Director of Veolia. From July 1 to September 9, our employees will be able to have three days of telework per week instead of the usual two. We will also offer them the opportunity to work one or two days per week at other Veolia sites in the Ile-de-France region, which would be easier for them to access. On the other hand, employees working in water or waste treatment centres will have to go to their sites. The activity will not stop because there are the Games…
In general, industrial sites will have to continue operating, even if their normal operation could be disrupted at one time or another. The same goes for maintenance or cleaning services, which are essential. But they will sometimes have to adapt to circumstances. “For drivers, some tours will switch to night, at times imposed by the communities with Olympic sites on their territory. We will then call on volunteers, with salary compensation,” explains Moulinot, a waste collector for professionals. While he is relatively confident about the Olympic Games, Daniel Weizmann is more worried about the Paralympic Games: “They will attract fewer people but will take place at a time when businesses are generally resuming their activities.”
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