Most organisations have now settled on their workplace vaccination stance, but in the months ahead plenty of new issues and challenges are sure to arise. This Q&A answers some key questions.
In a ruling that serves as a warning for employers mandating COVID vaccinations, a commission has found an employer arguably failed to adequately explain why it refused an employee's lengthy exemption application.
An employer was likely entitled to mandate the COVID vaccination based on its risk assessment and the potential disruption an outbreak would cause, despite not being subject to public health orders, the Federal Court has ruled in interlocutory proceedings.
The Fair Work Commission has declined to block five employers from disciplining employees who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccination, after finding they could suffer "irrecoverable" financial detriment by retaining them.
An employee who refuses to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has failed to prevent impending disciplinary action, with a court describing her adverse action claim as "exceedingly weak".
Employees' opinions in the context of COVID-related decisions are even more relevant than usual, due to their unique insights into workplace issues, according to a prominent safety lawyer.
An employer took reasonable steps to determine whether an employee was medically exempt from wearing face masks at work and wasn't "unnecessarily combative" in enforcing its policy, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
With vaccinations and other COVID-related conversations poised to divide workplaces, it's time for HR to proactively drive their organisations' 'conversation culture', a conflict expert says.
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