Marel France caps routine telework at two days with Thursday on site

Marel France has put a single indefinite telework agreement in place across all French establishmentsLegifrance, replacing every existing arrangementLegifrance. Signed at Baud on 6 July 2026Legifrance, it covers regular recurring teleworkLegifrance, occasional telework for short-lived personal constraintsLegifrance, and exceptional remote work ordered by the employer when an unusual collective event interrupts operationsLegifrance. Existing individual agreements must be re-signed within two months of entry into forceLegifrance, then each year at the annual review and sent to payroll/HR by 31 MarchLegifrance, lapsing on 1 April if not re-signedLegifrance.

Regular telework is voluntary, initiated by the employee and agreed with the manager after a collective discussion in each teamLegifrance. No seniority is required and fixed-term, full-time and part-time staff including apprentices are eligibleLegifrance, though a manager may defer the start for up to six months after hiring to secure induction. Work needing permanent on-site tools, atypical hours, classified information or close training supervision is excluded when incompatible with remote performanceLegifrance. Refusal must be reasoned and explained by the manager within one month, with recourse to establishment HR.

The ordinary rhythm is whole days declared in the time system, capped at two days a weekLegifrance, with at least one common on-site day, by default ThursdayLegifrance. Employees whose duties prevent fixed weekly days, such as managers, work an agreed monthly volume of 4 to 16 daysLegifrance, proposed a week before each month, with at least four days a month on siteLegifrance. Part-time volumes are pro-rated. Disability and therapeutic part-time cases follow medical prescriptions and keep ideally one day a week on site, with adapted equipment funded. Either side may end regular telework on one month's notice, reasoned on eligibility grounds when the employer acts.

Occasional telework outside the regular scheme is limited to 10 days per calendar year for equipped employees in remotable rolesLegifrance, on written request stating the reason and days. Exceptional collective telework for unusual and unforeseen collective situations such as climatic or health events, pollution peaks, bad weather, floods or major transport disruption may be imposed by the employerLegifrance. It requires no prior agreement from the employee. The eligibility criteria above do not apply. Each establishment HR fixes the pattern case by case, informs each employee and informs the works council beforehand where possible, and the regime ends when the event ends with three working days' notice before returning to the usual pattern, save special circumstances.

Telework is performed at the home declared in the amendment, in metropolitan France, suitable for concentration, electrically compliant and protective of confidential material, attested on honour with a home-insurance extension produced before starting; without it telework may be refused. The company supplies a laptop with Skype or Teams plus HelpDesk support, and on request a second screen and USB headset for employees lacking them. On receipts it reimburses desk, office chair and desk lamp only, up to 500 euro including delivery per personLegifrance, claimed within three months of hiring. It pays a monthly flat allowance based on the URSSAF scale for regular and monthly-volume teleworkersLegifrance. The same measures apply in exceptional collective circumstances decided by the employer. No other amount is paid for teleworkLegifrance. Occasional individual telework carries no financial support. Time, workload, accident reporting and collective and individual rights remain those of comparable on-site staff, with contact slots aligned to usual hours and a right to disconnect.

Legal basis: Marel France accord d'entreprise sur le teletravail of 6 July 2026Legifrance concluded under article L.1222-9 du Code du travailLegifrance, directly applicable in all entities in the Marel France perimeterLegifrance in accordance with article L. 2232-30 du Code du travail.