Care homes can refuse to hire staff who won t accept the coronavirus vaccine, the Justice Secretary confirmed today.
Robert Buckland said providers were legally allowed to make vaccination a condition of employment as long as they could provide a clear rationale .
He added the Government would not enforce no jab, no job policies on care home workers, but added that it would not prevent employers blocking future contracts for those who refuse the vaccine.
All care home staff staff and residents have been offered their first jab, yet more than a quarter (28.5 per cent) have refused to take it. Uptake is worst in London, where only 54.8 per cent of eligible staff in older care homes have had a jab.
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