Employees refusing to be inoculated could face dismissal and will probably struggle to find the same job elsewhere
The department of employment & labour’s amended occupational health and safety directive on mandatory Covid-19 vaccination in the workplace has provoked renewed unhealthy debate between pro- and anti-vaccination groups.
In the event of refusal employers must, among other things, consult further, provide guidance and, if reasonably possible, accommodate the employee in another position. A designated employee who loses his or her job by refusing vaccination can rest assured that there would be a trade union or lawyer who would contest the dismissal. What must be kept in mind is that test cases must still ensue to provide legal certainty, and legal proceedings can be protracted.
This was the approach followed by SA’s department of basic education in its communication with hesitant educators. It emphasised that while they will not be forced to be vaccinated, teachers should bear in mind that vaccination prevents severe illness or death from Covid-19.
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