Employers and employees need to be vaccinated based on the dates in the Health and Safety at Work Regulation or there can be closure of business and dismissal of workers Employers and employees need to be vaccinated based on the dates in the Health and Safety at Work Regulation or there can be closure of business and dismissal of workers Friday 09/07/2021 From the 1st of August this year or after that date, any employer or employee must not enter the workplace unless the employer or employee has received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine according to the Health and Safety at Work (General Workplace Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 gazetted and signed off by the Minister for Employment, Parveen Bala.