Getting back to a certain normality while building on the benefits of the organisational changes brought about by the crisis is a real challenge. The government is opting for a six-month transition phase during which the minimum threshold of 50% of the workforce teleworking is no longer compulsory. In return, collective agreements - which are to be renewed before the end of the year - will have to introduce flexible working arrangements.

Unions and management have begun negotiations to update and strengthen the public service health care plan (contracted out to a private insurer), which provides a wide range of products and services to the majority of federal public servants. The demands focus on taking account of medical progress, the use of new therapies and the increase in the cost of healthcare.

Faced with a phenomenon that is on the increase, according to the National Order of Psychologists, the administration is reacting by conducting a first large-scale study. A total of 77 bodies - representing every government department - are participating. They are committed to seeking direct knowledge, even anonymously, of the psychosocial risks existing in their organisation in order to improve the response to the needs of staff in terms of safety, health and well-being.