Free Hong Kong: refusal to get the Covid-19 vaccine may result in employment dismissal National legislation In early February 2022, the Hong Kong government announced that it would amend the Employment Ordinance in order to prevent labour disputes arising from the new social distancing measures.…
Free Great Britain: companies reduce sick pay for unvaccinated employees who need to isolate From 10 January, employees of the Wessex Water company who have not received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and who do not have any medical evidence justifying their status will only receive statutory sickness benefit,…
Germany: details of company obligations linked to the introduction of the 3G rule|Covid health pass at work National legislation As of 24 November, employees in companies must be Covid vaccinated (Geimpft), recovered from Covid (Genesen) or negative tested for Covid (Getestet). Known as the ‘3G rule’ in Germany, it is the approximate equivalent of the Covid health pass. So how does this new 3G rule work? Who should pay for the tests? What happens if an employee refuses to be tested? Below is an overview of these new employers’ and employees’ obligations.
Free Austria: unemployment benefit payments could be suspended for those refusing a job carrying a Covid-19 vaccination condition National legislation According to the daily publication Der Standard, Austrian Labour Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP) asked the Austrian Employment Agency (AMS), in a letter dated 25 August,…
Free Great Britain: Morrisons supermarkets cutting sick pay for unvaccinated employees who need to self-isolate ‘From 1 October, following UK government confirmation that all adults have had the opportunity to get double vaccinated, we will no longer be paying full sick pay for pinged colleagues who have chosen not to be vaccinated,’ the Morrisons supermarket chain announced.…
Free Spain: mutual insurance companies will soon be able to vaccinate staff in companies with more than 250 employees National legislation The government and employers are preparing to sign an agreement that allows mutual insurance companies to assist in inoculating employees. The agreement between the CEOE employers’ body and the Ministry of Health,…
Germany: companies, the third pillar of the vaccination campaign, but not before June Corporate practices Large companies in the metals, chemical and financial sectors are busy gearing up for their participation in Germany’s national vaccination campaign. Volkswagen and BASF have even started pilot projects, administering a few hundred vaccinations per day. However, due to insufficient vaccine supplies, mass inoculation in companies will not start before June, and before then a number of legal and ethical issues still need to be resolved.
Free France: twenty new jobs added to the Covid-19 priority vaccination list National legislation Following the conclusion of consultations on 20 April with the Ministry of Labor and the social partners, a list of some twenty private sector professions has been identified as priorities in France’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign.…
United States: businesses and industries push to get staff vaccinated Corporate practices Car manufacturers, food companies and retail giants are opening vaccination sites and offering bonuses to encourage their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
India: workplace coronavirus vaccinations commence National legislation As of 11 April, the Indian government has authorized employers to vaccinate their employees at the workplace, and in line with the national vaccination campaign’s priorities. Several companies have decided to cover the cost of the inoculation effort.