France lockdown: Can gardeners work at clients' homes?
The government has published a list of which professional activities can continue to be carried out at clients' homes
Reader question: Can gardeners continue to work during this lockdown? When the rules say homeworkers can continue what jobs are included? What documents are needed?
Yes, gardeners can continue to work during this lockdown.
The government published a document specifying which professions can continue working at clients鈥� homes:
- Childcare at home
- Assistance to the elderly and disabled
- Home maintenance (housework and DIY / gardening)
- Delivery of meals, linen and groceries
- Computer and administrative assistance
- Tutoring
Plumbers, electricians, heating engineers, painters, etc. are also allowed to continue working.
More information on the rules can be found in this (in French).
Certain home service workers are not permitted to continue during the lockdown, such as hairdressers, beauticians and cleaners.
What documents are needed?
The above-mentioned home services that are authorised to continue their activity can only do so if they carry an exemption certificate and/or proof of valid business travel.
If you are employed as a gardener by a company, they should fill out a for you. It must be signed by your employer and you can continue to use the same one for each work trip.
If you are self-employed, you should use the normal form, an and check the first box: 鈥淒茅placements entre le domicile et le lieu d鈥檈xercice de l鈥檃ctivit茅 professionnelle ou un 茅tablissement d鈥檈nseignement ou de formation, d茅placements professionnels ne pouvant 锚tre diff茅r茅s, d茅placements pour un concours ou un examen鈥�.
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