On 11 June 2021, the Department of Employment and Labour issued an updated Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety which, among other things, expressly permits an employer to implement a mandatory workplace vaccination policy, subject to specific guidelines. Do you have a workplace vaccination policy?
On 15 March 2022, the Minister of Health published draft amendments to the Regulations Relating to the Surveillance and the Control of Notifiable Medical Conditions, as the country continues to steer and adjust course through the coronavirus pandemic. It is always useful to understand the broader context of a law. The “where did this come from?” and the “why?”