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'A day off work means a day with no income': DA MP calls for weekend vaccinations for business owners

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Under the amended Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in the Workplace Direction employees are entitled to paid time off to get the Covid-19 vaccine, but employers may require proof of the vaccination appointment.

The DA's Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for the vaccination rollout to accommodate business owners. File image.DA finance spokesperson Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for the extension of the vaccine rollout programme to weekends to accommodate business owners who can't afford to take a day off to get vaccinated.

Rolling out the vaccination programmes to weekends, said Hill-Lewis, would also help speed up the inoculation process.

 

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