[random9763]

Yes. e.g. in France you have something called "droit de retrait" ("right of withdrawal") when you consider that you cannot do your job without endangering yourself (e.g. not adequate protection or measures, especially in a pandemic), you only have to inform the health committee or your boss by any means before doing so.

You cannot be directly denied your salary or get demoted/fired for this. The company can of course appeal by opening a court case saying you abused this right, in which case any sanction may be applied if the ruling is in their favor.

The law also mandates that the company is responsible for the health of its employees on company time and premises, so you can also open a court case if you do not feel adequately protected (what happened to amazon).

[cat199]

> You cannot be directly denied your salary or get demoted/fired for this.

but what if they do it anyway? this is more the context here - we have wrongful termination as well, though it is likely much less strict

[random9763]

Well, then you go to court and win, because that’s not how they are supposed to do it. If you are a temp worker they can obviously not renew your contract as well.

[s1artibartfast]

Yes, this is the law in the US as well. The catch in both the US and France is that you have to say you believe it is unsafe and why.

https://www.osha.gov/right-to-refuse.html