Legal action likely over Covid-19 vaccination rules - lawyer
An employment lawyer is predicting there will be legal action over Covid-19 vaccination requirements for frontline workers. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday if they don't get vaccinated in the next three weeks, they will be "moved from the front line". But it is not clear what that means – where workers will be redeployed to, or whether there are comparable roles available. "I would say that that responsibility lies with the company," employment lawyer Bridget Smith told Checkpoint. "And unless the government makes it mandatory for the company to take particular action, then th...