Long-standing precedents mean someone who refused a Covid-19 vaccine can be fairly retrenched without being paid any severance, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration has ruled.
, implemented a policy of mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations. An employee refused to comply, citing"medical, personal and religious reasons". She did not substantiate the medical objection, and the CCMA rejected her personal and religious reasons.
"Accordingly, to safeguard its own employees and ensure that the operations of the employer are not severely affected by absences as a result of staff contracting the Covid-19 virus, and that those entities and individuals that had contact with staff members of the employer are adequately protected, it embarked on a risk assessment which made it apparent that a mandatory vaccination policy had to be imposed.
Her company countered that it had considered letting her work from home, but she couldn't do her job without being at the office – and any other job in the company would still come with the requirement for vaccination.
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