Fruit producer SPC has been cleared of any wrongdoing by WorkSafe Victoria after the company decided to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for its staff.SPC's CEO says concerns were raised that the company had not properly consulted with staff before making the decision
More than 99 per cent of SPC staff have now either had a first jab, second jab or booked an appointmentIn August, SPC announced the SPC CEO Robert Giles said concerns were raised to WorkSafe Victoria that the company had not properly consulted with its staff before making the decision, but said the safety commission found no evidence the business had breached any rules."They [WorkSafe] wanted to go through all of our documentation, our processes, our policies, in relation to the decision and how we engaged with our staff after that.
"On reviewing, they found that we've absolutely met our obligations around consultation and had an open and two-way process with our employees."Mr Giles said he was disappointed the investigation happened during another lockdown in Shepparton where its cannery was located. "We had over 50 per cent of our staff in isolation, we were trying to keep the factory running, we were sending care packages out to our staff," he said.But Mr Giles said the lockdown did encourage more workers to get vaccinated.
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SPC cleared of any wrongdoing by WorkSafe Victoria after the company decided to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for its staff. Was this ever a WorkSafe issue to be investigated? I think the WorkSafe have been ‘big noting’ themselves to gain some sort of attention.
Great to see states and major companies mandating while the feds dingle around more preoccupied with a looming election being called.
Thanks eden_hynninen excellent news that WorkSafe approved the decision. It is a matter of safety and ALL vaccine mandates should be respected and enforced. ThanksDan IStandWithDan
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