Illegal for employers to implement 'no vaccine, no work' rule – Bello Mar 4, 2021 12:40 PM PHT Employers who will not allow their employees to work without getting the COVID-19 vaccine will face penalties, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, March 3, Bello said employers could be sanctioned with administrative penalties by the government for implementing a "no vaccine, no work" policy. "It is not legal for employers to require the employee to be vaccinated [against COVID-19] before they can enter the workplace. There's no legal basis for that," Bello said. The labor chief's statement comes as unions warned against an "emerging policy" among private firms not allowing their employees to go to work without immunization against COVID-19.