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More workers are facing compulsory Covid vaccination or no job - CNBC

More workers are facing compulsory Covid vaccination or no job - CNBC

More workers are facing compulsory Covid vaccination or no job - CNBC
Sep 14, 2021 1 min, 59 secs

As more and more people return to the workplace following months of working from home, the question of one's vaccination status is becoming increasingly relevant and, in an increasing number of cases, a condition of employment.

and Europe there are a growing number of jobs and sectors which are now requiring people to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 — not only in the more obvious public-facing roles like healthcare and education but also in the technology, hospitality, travel and finance sectors.

In a significantly stricter tone, Biden outlined a plan last Thursday to boost Covid vaccination rates nationwide, pressuring private employers to immunize their workforce as well as mandating the shots for federal employees, contractors and health-care workers.

The share of job postings requiring vaccination has skyrocketed since the U.S.

30, the share of postings per million specifically requiring vaccination against Covid rose 119% from the previous month.

Job postings that required vaccination but did not specify Covid followed the same trend, up 242% over the same period.

Nonetheless, Indeed noted that such postings requiring vaccination represented less than 1% of all job ads on its site, although it indicated that number could rise.

But other sectors saw the requirement for vaccination appear in more job postings too.

Business owners are generally supportive of the plan and a large number of firms have already announced some of all of their workers will have to get Covid shots or provide proof of vaccination.

lobbying group the AARP notes that an increasing number of people — both those looking for jobs and the currently employed — are asking whether they are required to get a Covid vaccination if they want to keep their jobs:.

Employment experts say it's vital for employers to communicate openly and clearly with employees about their vaccination expectations and safety protocol before a return to the workplace.

"Employers should give adequate notice to their employees of return to work dates, vaccination requirements, on-site work rules, and accommodation procedures," Anthony Mingione, an employment lawyer and partner in the New York office of law firm Blank Rome, told CNBC last week?

"Our experience has been that the most successful way to engage in discussion around requiring vaccination has been to be open to actively listening: encourage employees to share their reasons for not being vaccinated. In some cases, there may be a genuine underlying reason [e.g

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