Vaccination Round-Up – May 6, 2022

VACCINES IN THE WORKPLACE – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK

With BC exceeding its vaccination targets, regulations lifting and the reintegration of employees to the workplace, employers are now faced with trying to navigate the changing dynamic of vaccines and the workplace. We anticipate that changes to legislation could happen on short notice and have created this Round-Up to help employers stay informed in a situation that is so rapidly evolving.

Here are a few important things I thought worth sharing this week:

IN THE NEWS

Canada

• Majority of vaccine exemption requests by Canadian Armed Forces members denied, says military officials – Global News – April 26, 2022 – read the article here.

British Columbia

• BC Wildfire Service expects vaccination policy will likely remain through fire season – Trail Times – April 28, 2022 – read the article here.

Ontario

• Arbitration hearings begin for Toronto Police officers suspended under vaccine policy – Toronto Sun – April 30, 2022 – read the article here.
• Integrity Commissioner: London city councillor’s “Order of Freedom” blog posts violated code of conduct – CBC – April 29, 2022 – read the article here.
• After deadlocked deliberations, Hamilton city council narrowly votes to maintain vaccine policy for city staff – Global News – April 27, 2022 – read the article here.
• Hamilton bus union plans to proceed to arbitration ‘without further delay’ after city council upholds vaccine mandate for municipal workers – Global News – April 28, 2022 – read the article here.

I hope you found this Round-Up helpful. If you have any questions relating to the reopening of your business or reintegration of your staff – our Workplace Law group is here to assist.