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Hotels offer financial enticement for employees to get vaccinated
Article by June 9, 2021
With health authorities appealing to employees in the hotel and hospitality sectors to urgently get the COVID-19 vaccine, at least two local properties have decided to offer cash to get the attention of their staff.
But the decision by management of Coral Reef Club and sister hotel The Sandpiper to give their 350 members of staff a financial nudge to take the vaccine, has resulted in mixed reactions from some sections of the public, the trade union movement and senior health officials.
In a memorandum dated June 6, 2021, directors of Coral Reef Club informed its employees that the company was offering two workers a chance to win a grand prize of $500 in a raffle draw that takes place on July 5.
Tourism sector gets adjustment to BEST
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by Marlon Madden
Some areas of concern within the $300 million dollar scheme put in place to help prop up the tourism sector over the next couple of years have finally been tweaked and approved.
This disclosure from Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) officials, who, while opting not to give specifics, said they were satisfied more of the organisation’s members will take advantage of the programme.
The Barbados Employment and Sustainable Transformation (BEST) programme, which was introduced in September last year, has two main components – training and retention of staff on 80 per cent of their salary, and a cap of up to $2 million for investment in upgrade of their facility.
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An attorney and trade unionists are reinforcing that employers cannot force their staff to take the COVID-19 vaccine or even disclose if they have been inoculated.
However, not everyone was on the same page regarding whether individuals should be given incentives to take the jab.
Those were some of the positions taken yesterday during the Human Resource Management Association of Barbados’ (HRMAB) panel discussion entitled
Jabs For Jobs: Legality Of COVID-19 Vaccinations For Employment.
General secretary of Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB), Dennis DePeiza; legal officer at the Barbados Workers’ Union, Kamisha Benjamin; and attorney Michael Koeiman were part of the panel. HRMAB president Brittany Brathwaite was moderator.