Vaccinations

Darren Newman explains the potential risks reducing sick pay for the unvaccinated in terms of contractual entitlements, discrimination and employee relations.

Ministers could decide today in favour of a U-turn on the requirement for NHS staff to be double-vaccinated.
Under current...

Frontline health workers in England have until next Thursday to get their first Covid-19 jab.

New guidance has outlined the infection control measures that should remain in place in health and care settings util at least March.

In the 40- to 64-year-old age group, the proportion of people who had received all three vaccinations varied widely according to occupation.

As some employers reveal that they have removed contractual sick pay from unvaccinated staff, Joanne Moseley examines the legal risks...

The dismissal of a care worker over a failure to be jabbed was upheld by tribunal despite her ‘religious beliefs‘.

‘Being a midwife is not my job, it's who I am. But we don't want to be forced into having the vaccine by the threat of losing our jobs’

The US Supreme Court has blocked the government from imposing vaccine mandates that would have covered more than 80 million employees.

Legal warning over staff from certain ethnic or religious backgrounds as well as those who are pregnant.

Two London NHS hospitals have said they could lose 1,000 employees if they do not get vaccinated in line with...

Companies start to reduce sick pay for those who are unvaccinated who have to self-isolate.

Unite is calling on the government to cancel the relaxation to the fit note system, because it is leading to attacks on employees’ conditions.

Several employers including Ikea and Wessex Water have cut sick pay for unvaccinated employees who are told to self-isolate after...

The government has launched a campaign to encourage pregnant women to get vaccinated as soon as possible.