Can my boss force me to get vaccinated against covid.

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billy the kid
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Can my boss force me to get vaccinated against covid.

Post by billy the kid » Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:02 pm

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14264
The brainwashing of the plebs has begun....
OR should I say....it continues....
The thrust of this article is quite blatant...
Your boss can demand you be vaccinated against covid....well...depending on the job...
"Employers have a clear incentive to want employees vaccinated, to protect clients and co-workers as well as to avoid legal liabilities of potential workplace COVID transmissions."
"A clear incentive..."....
Have they really....
What is the clear incentive if a business could go broke due to lack of clientele...
How many clients will change businesses if they themselves have to be vaccinated to enter the
premises of the business...
What if a business has say 20 employees and 10 of them dont want the jab...
Do they all get sacked...
It would seem after reading the articles, that an employers duty of care supersedes
an employees right to say "I dont want the jab.."
It will be interesting to see if the Federal Governments proposed Omnibus Bill
is actually passed and in what capacity.
Will it weaken employees rights...
I feel casual employees and persons working in businesses with less than 15 staff
will be screwed...
Currently, you can be sacked for any/no reason if you have worked for less than 12 months
with a business of less than 15 employees...
Not consenting to a jab will be an excuse for an "unsuitable" employee to be punted...
Of course he/she wouldnt be told that...
The reason for the dismissal...pardon the pun...would be "doctored"...
AS it is now and has been for some time...
The workers will suffer...the bosses will have more power and the
lawyers will be counting the dollars...and the Unions will join in....
At least this topic is now raising its ugly head...
Im glad Im retired... :roll:
To discover those who rule over you, first discover those who you cannot criticize...Voltaire
Its coming...the rest of the world versus islam....or is it here already...

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Re: Can my boss force me to get vaccinated against covid.

Post by Black Orchid » Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:35 pm

I'd say lawyers are really studying up on this right now with the expectation of fat fees. I don't think they'll be able to enforce 'no jab no job' though. It would culminate in disaster in too many ways to imagine.

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Re: Can my boss force me to get vaccinated against covid.

Post by Mortdooley » Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:01 pm

I think this argument was settled a long time ago. If you don't want to follow the rules of your employer you are free to leave. Whether it is dress code, drug use or now tobacco use if an employer says you can't do whatever and work there the law will side with them. Everyone is replaceable!
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Re: Can my boss force me to get vaccinated against covid.

Post by Texan » Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:58 am

Mortdooley is right. The marketplace will decide. Texans can be fired at any time for any reason. Most will be forced to get the vaccine. I work as a contractor in hundreds of large corporations and government agencies. Each customer has their own requirements for entry into their sites. When the vaccine is readily available i will be pressured to take it.

My cousin, a county police investigator and part time Federal agent was forced to take the jab if he wanted to keep his job. He wasn't happy about it

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