Current legislation allows employers to consider whether an unvaccinated employee can keep their job. According to the Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety Measure in Certain Workplaces, which was amended in June this year by the Employment and Labour Department, employers have an obligation to undertake a risk assessment regarding whether they intend to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory.
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