Question 6077 — commerce and crafts

Summary

Mr. Lionel Tivoli draws the attention of the Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families to the situation of artisan bakers following the removal of administrative tolerance which has allowed, for almost forty years, bakers to have their employees work on May 1st. Until 2023, bakers relied on a flexible interpretation of a 1986 circular to maintain their activity this that day, while respecting the rights of employees and with their agreement. However, in 2024, several bakeries were sanctioned for having continued this practice, without any prior communication clearly announcing a change in doctrine. This situation has created a great lack of understanding in the profession, especially since bakers represent an essential local business, particularly in rural communities and city ​​centers, where they are sometimes the only businesses open on public holidays. May 1st is a public holiday of a special nature, but it is paradoxical that voluntary employees are prohibited from working, even though other sectors (hospitals, transport, security, catering, etc.) benefit from exemptions and the consumption of bread remains a daily need. This rigidity harms the economic activity of small craft businesses, while they are already faced with an increase in their costs, competition from supermarkets and the difficulty of maintaining long-term jobs. In this context and while the Government seems to have expressed support in principle for legislative developments in favor of bakers, he asks it if it intends to modify the labor code in order to allow bakery employees to work exceptionally on May 1, on a voluntary basis, with increased salary compensation and whether such a provision could be extended to other food craft professions which meet the essential and immediate needs of the population.

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