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Workplace law expert says employers can require staff vaccinate for COVID-19 – The Australian
Employers will be allowed to require workers to vaccinate against coronavirus, a workplace law expert says, despite assurances from the federal government the jab…
- By Kathryn Bermingham
- NCA NewsWire
- 5:51PM January 20, 2021
Employers will be allowed to require workers to vaccinate against coronavirus, a workplace law expert says, despite assurances from the federal government the jab will be voluntary.
As the vaccine’s national rollout approaches, there are calls for greater clarity around the authority of businesses and rights of their employees.
It comes after a Brisbane care worker who was terminated for refusing a flu jab launched an unfair dismissal case…
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