It's not clickbait. You may be able to skip lunch altogether but you can't eat it at your desk: > Until now, any company allowing employees to eat lunch at the

It's not clickbait. You may be able to skip lunch altogether but you can't eat it at your desk: > Until now, any company allowing employees to eat lunch at their desks was subject to a fine if discovered by the inspectors who enforce the labor code. The employee in question faced unspecified disciplinary action.[0] The "until now" refers to the suspension of the law in 2021 to promote social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That suspension has since expired, so eating at one's desk is once again prohibited. The actual law is Article R4228-19: "Il est interdit de laisser les travailleurs prendre leur repas dans les locaux affectés au travail."[1] Google translates this as "It is forbidden to allow workers to take their meals in the premises assigned to the work." [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/world/europe/france-desk-lunch-covid.html#:~:text=allowing%20employees%20to%20eat%20lunch%20at%20their%20desks https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/world/europe/france-desk-... [1] https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000018531960 https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI0000...