Sale of valley, work … Here is what is authorized or prohibited to do the May 1 in Paris

A sanctuarized party. Instituted as holiday, unemployed and paidat the end of the Second World War, in 1948, the May 1st enjoyed a separate status among the eleven days of legal holidays on the calendar. According to the Labor Code, an employer is prohibited to force an employee to go to his workplace. No loss of salary is not possible. On the contrary, the active employee enjoys a doubling of his salary. Concretely, here is what is authorized or prohibited to do this Wednesday-May at 2025 in Paris.

Sectors allowed to work

While millions of users Borrowing Ile-de-France public transport every day, the May 1st will not be a holiday or unemployed for certain agents of the RATP and the SNCF. This is an exception for “establishments and () services that cannot interrupt their activity and for which the continuity of the activity is indispensable And contributes to the satisfaction of an essential need for the public, ”says the Ministry of Labor.

Among the other trades, Health professionals practicing in hospital or in a medico-social establishment and the police. In the capital, the number of police are to 117 for 10,000 inhabitants. The public care offer is also substantial. According to the Regional Health Agency (ARS) in Île-de-France, there are 37 hospitals members of the Public Assistance-Hospitals of Paris (AP-HP).

Sectors prohibited to exercise, but the vagueness actually persists

Of the restaurants to supermarketsvia bakeries or florists, many sectors remain subject to the labor code. However, the group of hoteliers and restorations in France ensures that “establishments in the hotels, cafes, restaurants are authorized to open their establishment and work their employees that day”.

Labor inspection and judges could thus sanction restaurateurs who have decided to force employees to work. For their part, bakers must also respect this legal principle. The National Confederation of Bakery called on companies to “do not make their employees work on May 1”. Many Parisian establishments should therefore be closed What Mercredi 1er-May.

On the side of supermarkets and small food businesses, the situation will be the same. Only the bosses will be able to open their establishment, but without the possibility of making employees work. The structures composed of Automatic boxess will also be able to welcome the public. In total, 23 brands The Parisian market share, informed INSEE in 2023. This represents thousands of stores.

The sale of thrush

She is authorized In the street, but remains conditioned, as indicated by the Service-Public.fr site. Thus, lily of the valley must be picked in the woods and in limited quantity. According to the National Forest Office (ONF), a person can pick up ” 10 to 15 stems». The bouquet should not contain other flowers. No table should serve as a support, so as not to hinder mobility. Finally, the individual has no authorization to sell near the florists. Non-compliance with these rules may result in a fine of300 euros.

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