Employees Must Disclose Vaccination Status Where An Enforceable Vaccination Mandate Exists, But Employers Are Cautioned To Protect Employee Privacy - News Summed Up

Employees Must Disclose Vaccination Status Where An Enforceable Vaccination Mandate Exists, But Employers Are Cautioned To Protect Employee Privacy


BackgroundEmployers may create COVID-19 policies for employees with respect to testing, restrictions, vaccination, and disclosing vaccination status. These various aspects could fall under four categories: testing, restrictions, vaccination, and disclosure of vaccination policies. "2In one decision, challenging a policy to disclose vaccination status was determined to be effectively a challenge to the vaccination policy itself. "4Therefore, when a policy for vaccination is reasonable and enforceable, it is likely that a policy to disclose vaccination status will also be enforceable. ConclusionLabour arbitration decisions have held that in order to have an effective COVID-19 vaccination policy, employees need to disclose their vaccination status to their employers.


Source: CBC News April 06, 2022 09:53 UTC



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