Employers are divided on whether to require the Covid-19 vaccine of their workers even as the disease continues to spread, new variants emerge, and federal vaccine requirements remain in legal suspension, according to a survey of U.S. employers released Tuesday.
Fear of resignations is making the quandary over employer mandates even murkier, according to the survey conducted by the global advisory firm Willis Towers Watson Plc. That divide is particularly apparent in the health-care, hospitality, and manufacturing industries, where many workers remain skeptical of vaccinations, employment attorneys say.
Willis Towers found that 31% of employers are concerned that mandates will lead to employees leaving the company, but only 3% reported such a surge in resignations. Meanwhile, nearly half, or 48% of those surveyed, believe mandates will help attract employees. The company surveyed 543 businesses that employed a total of 5.2 million workers, between Nov. 12 and Nov. 18.
“Even though employers have a right to mandate vaccinations, they’re in a difficult position,” Scott Gilbert, employment attorney at Polsinelli, said in an interview to discuss the survey results. “They’ll need to balance all the factors for what’s best in a rapidly changing environment.”
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