HR Magazine - Boris Johnson's 'roadmap' leaves HR in the lurch
Plans to return to the workplace after the UK’s third national lockdown are unclear leaving HR teams with more questions than answers.
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Plans to return to the workplace after the UK’s third national lockdown are unclear leaving HR teams with more questions than answers.
Published: 22 Feb 2021 Employers may be able to insist that new employees take the COVID-19 vaccine, however HR is concerned it will create a minefield of compliance and discrimination issues. Last week (15 February) justice secretary Robert Buckland said that it may be legal for businesses to insist that new staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of their employment. However, Buckland added it was unlikely employers would be able to apply the same mandate to current employees, as it would need to be written into their contracts which would be...