Register Now Presented by Brian Jackson (Special Counsel, Moray & Agnew) What’s covered? The definition issues for employees and the COVID-19 vaccine is whether employers can enforce mandatory vaccinations –No Jab No Job? With the Country and individual states opening up, employers need to know their legal obligations. Brian Jackson (Employment Lawyer from Moray &Read more
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US employers with 100 or more employees have until January 4 to ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated, after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its emergency temporary standard (ETS) for coronavirus in the workplace. Under this standard, employers must develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, unless they adopt aRead more
Presumptive workers’ compensation protections for workers contracting COVID-19 do not apply to vaccine injuries or side effects, according to WorkCover WA. In light of the WA State Government, along with some some employers, mandating that workers in certain industries obtain a COVID-19 vaccination, employers and workers have sought clarification on whether workers can lodge aRead more
COVID-19 vaccination is set to become mandatory for a range of new industries covering around 75 per cent of WA’s workforce. The WA Government announced this week an overarching mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy with a phased approach to a majority of occupations and workforces within the state. The new measures will apply to about 1.1Read more
New guidance outlining the changes that will be necessary in all Australian workplaces as lockdowns ease and more people return to work have been released by the ACTU. The guidance is designed for Heath and Safety Representatives (HSRs) and union delegates and is focussed around two central elements – ventilation and social distancing. “Good ventilationRead more
All workers Victoria that are on the Authorised Worker list will require their first COVID-19 vaccine dose by Friday, 15 October in order to continue working onsite, the state government announced last week. These workers must also be fully vaccinated by 26 November. The 15 October deadline will not apply to workers who already haveRead more
There is an overlap between WHS and HR when it comes to multiple areas of employment laws, and more recently in the context of COVID-19 responses and policies for the introduction of mandatory vaccination in workplaces, according to global law firm Clyde and Co. Organisations have to adopt a risk-based approach and conduct health andRead more
Australian employers can now start organising COVID-19 vaccination regimes at their workplace, with the Federal Government launching its new vaccine administration partners program. The Federal Government announced this week that vaccination providers will be able to seek accreditation to administer COVID-19 vaccines at workplaces – similar to the way flu vaccines are administered – throughRead more
The Federal Government must immediately provide free and accessible rapid antigen tests to all businesses permitted to open under lockdown restrictions and clarify current requirements for medical supervision, according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). ACCI chief executive Andrew McKellar said the tests would ensure the safety of employees and others, andRead more
The Australian Institute of Health & Safety (AIHS) has called on Federal and State governments to immediately mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all staff, in all areas of their operations, and for all healthcare services to immediately implement this requirement. Institute CEO David Clarke said, “we are seeing jurisdictions beginning to mandate vaccination in healthcare suchRead more
