Workers frustrated at pay being docked and working extra shifts for attending vaccine appointments “It is definitely causing colleagues to not attend their appointments,” one Dublin-based retail worker said. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Saturday 24 Jul 2021, 12:05 AM 5 hours ago 5,335 Views 21 Comments Image: Shutterstock Image: Shutterstock A NUMBER OF employees have expressed their frustration at not being facilitated to attend vaccine appointments during work hours, with some docked pay and others being told to work extra shifts to ‘pay back’ time, which one worker said was deterring colleagues from signing up for the Covid-19 vaccine. Among the types of businesses that employees have claimed are not facilitating vaccine appointments are a semi-state company, creches, and large retailers.