surveyed by this masthead have said they preferred to focus on encouraging employees to get the jab.
The federal government’s official policy is for vaccination to be voluntary. Ministers including Prime Minister Scott Morrison have said mandating vaccinations was a subject for the states and emphasised legal advice that left the decision to individual businesses. “My instinct would be to have more clarity from government and less that ends up in the hands of a disparate group of judges and officials,” Mr Abbott said in a podcast for the libertarian Institute of Public Affairs.
“We’ve got some clarity in our discrimination law that I think confirms that whether you’re vaccinated or not vaccinated is not a protected attribute,” Ms Eastman said.Tier 1 work, where employees are required as part of their duties to interact with people with an increased risk of being infected with coronavirus .
Tier 4 work, where employees have minimal face-to-face interaction as part of their normal employment duties . That test depended on factors such as whether social distancing was possible, employees’ vulnerability to COVID-19, whether customers came into the workplace and the availability of vaccines.Ms Howie said if a case got to court, a person objecting to vaccination would have to show some evidence that they had a protected characteristic, such as a disability or religious belief, and that it prevented them from being inoculated.
nickbonyhady That's what's happening elsewhere. The govt just needs to make the law fit so that it's legal for employers to mandate, then it's up to businesses.
nickbonyhady What do we need the PM for?
nickbonyhady Scomo is going to fk this one up too isn't he.
nickbonyhady Right - It should be a government law!!
nickbonyhady Last time I checked It’s a free country if people don’t want to be vaccinated it’s their life