United States: Citigroup fires unvaccinated employees

The slender minority of employees at Citigroup who refuse a Covid-19 vaccine will be fired at the end of January. In this way the US financial institution is following the example of internet giant Google and the United Airlines carrier, which have also put employment termination conditions in place for staff refusing vaccination. These companies are faithfully following the White House's mandate imposing vaccination on all companies with more than 100 employees. This mandate was heavily criticised by elected Republicans, who took the case to the Supreme Court where it is currently being examined.

Through . Published on 12 January 2022 Ă  10h53 - Update on 12 January 2022 Ă  10h53

In the autumn of 2021, Citigroup management made Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for its 65,000 employees. Currently, more than 90% of the financial institution’s staff have received their two vaccine doses. Citigroup is now taking the next step, namely those who have not provided human resources with proof of their vaccination by 14 January 2022 will be placed on unpaid leave and then fired at the end of the month,…

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