{"id":3984,"date":"2021-09-27T12:09:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T10:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/?p=3984"},"modified":"2021-10-01T08:59:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T06:59:29","slug":"employers-walking-the-compulsory-covid-19-jab-tightrope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/2021\/employers-walking-the-compulsory-covid-19-jab-tightrope\/","title":{"rendered":"Employers &#8211; Walking the \u201cCompulsory Covid-19 Jab\u201d Tightrope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cEmployers should find a reasonable resolution that accommodates all parties where employees refuse to be vaccinated for medical and constitutional grounds\u201d (Ministry of Employment and Labour)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, an increasing number of businesses find themselves walking a tightrope between their obligations to, on the one hand, both protect the public and provide a safe and healthy workplace, and on the other hand to respect the individual constitutional rights of employees to make their own choices in matters of bodily and psychological integrity, religion, belief and opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These deeply conflicting rights and obligations have left employers asking themselves questions like: \u201cMust we insist on our employees having the vaccination to protect their colleagues, our visitors, our customers and the public at large?\u201d and \u201cIf so, can we actually force unwilling employees to get jabbed or are we in for unfair practice or wrongful dismissal claims?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Minister\u2019s \u201cAmended Consolidated Direction\u201d<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 11 June 2021 the Minister of Employment and Labour issued an \u201cAmended Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Certain Workplaces\u201d under the National Disaster Regulations in an attempt to address those questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Direction is long, detailed and complex, setting out a host of \u201cminimum measure\u201d requirements for workplace safety during the pandemic, so&nbsp;<strong>specific professional advice is essential here<\/strong>. But in a nutshell there is now an official guideline for employers wanting to make vaccination compulsory or partially compulsory. At a minimum, comply with all these specified obligations &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Undertake a risk assessment<\/strong><br>This risk assessment (supposed to have been completed by 2 July 2021) was to determine (a) whether vaccinations were to be made mandatory considering the \u201coperational requirements of the workplace\u201d and if so (b) who was to be compulsorily vaccinated, taking into account the risk of transmission to employees through their work and their risk for severe Covid-19 disease or death due to their age or co-morbidities.In assessing whether or not your particular workplace needs a mandatory vaccination policy, include factors such as the ongoing requirement to enable employees to work from home where possible (still applicable even under Adjusted Level 1), the nature of the work in question, whether adequate ventilation is possible, whether adequate social distancing measures are possible and so on \u2013 the list is endless.As regards that 2 July deadline, it seems likely that many (perhaps most) employers missed it. If you are in that boat, what should you do now? There is no clear guidance on that, but the consensus of expert opinion seems to be that you should still comply, as soon as possible.<\/li><li><strong>Develop or adjust a vaccination and protective measures plan<\/strong><br>Based on the risk assessment, this plan must outline both what protective measures you have in place, and what vaccination measures you intend to implement.<\/li><li><strong>Consult on the risk assessment and plan<\/strong><br>Consultation must be with any representative trade union and any health and safety committee or representative. We should discuss under this heading also the questions of communication, education and training. We all know that together with some rational and valid concerns, there is an avalanche of fake news around Covid-19 and vaccinations. Inform your employees fully of their rights, help them to distinguish fact from fake, address their individual fears and concerns, explain the benefits of your plan to everyone, and strive for consensus.<\/li><li><strong>Make the plan available<\/strong><br>The plan must be available to an Occupational Health and Safety Act inspector and to the person\/s listed in point 3 above.<\/li><li><strong>Other requirements and factors<\/strong><br>No list of this nature can ever be comprehensive but consider factors such as paid time off and transport to vaccination sites, sick leave for employees who suffer side-effects, counselling for \u201cvaccine hesitant\u201d employees and the like. There are also defined procedures to be followed when employees raise medical or ethical objections to being vaccinated (for example, the employer may need to try to find an alternative position in the business for such an employee).\u00a0<br><br>And of course every workplace will be different, which leads us to \u2026<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bottom line<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is talk of workplace vaccination being officially made compulsory either across the board or in certain sectors, whilst media reports suggest that an increasing number of large employers are already implementing compulsory vaccination policies on the basis of legal advice received. There is also much speculation that our courts will support dismissal of employees who refuse vaccination in appropriate cases, and there is even a report of a High Court Judge insisting on either proofs of vaccination or negative PCR tests \u201cfor the general well-being of all parties in attendance at court\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bear in mind however that every situation, every workplace, and every employee will be unique \u2013 and with the high stakes involved,&nbsp;<strong>tread with extreme care and only after taking professional advice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong>&nbsp;The information provided herein should not be used or relied on as professional advice. No liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions nor for any loss or damage arising from reliance upon any information herein. Always contact your professional adviser for specific and detailed advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 LawDotNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cEmployers should find a reasonable resolution that accommodates all parties where employees refuse to be vaccinated for medical and constitutional grounds\u201d (Ministry of Employment and Labour) As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, an increasing number of businesses find themselves walking a tightrope between their obligations to, on the one hand, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101014,"featured_media":3985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employment-and-labour-law"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Employers - Walking the \u201cCompulsory Covid-19 Jab\u201d Tightrope &#8226; 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