EMPLOYERS are being warned to be aware of the potential risks of discrimination following the deadline for care home staff to be fully jabbed against Covid-19 or face losing their jobs.
Marie Horner, a partner in employment law at York-based Langleys Solicitors, has highlighted the legal implications surrounding the 'no jab no job' question.
Her advice to York bosses follows the Government guidance which states that from November 11, 2021, anyone working or volunteering in a care home must be fully vaccinated against coronavirus, unless exempt.
Under the regulations, service providers at all care homes registered by the Care Quality Commission, which provide accommodation together with nursing or personal care, must ensure that any staff or volunteers in the home's indoor premises must show they have been vaccinated or have an exemption.
Marie said in February, her colleague Kate Hindmarch had warned that employers were likely to face risks if they adopted a 'no jab no job' approach in the workplace.
"At that time, there was no specific legal right for employers to insist that staff be vaccinated and the law was conflicted; the human rights of the individual versus the employer’s obligation to protect the health and safety of its staff and, in the care sector, of those in its care," she said.
“In July, the government introduced amendments to the law to require staff employed in registered care homes to be fully vaccinated, unless they were exempt.
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