Category: mandatory vaccination

Industry and Government Agreement for Vaccination Plan While Unions Fight Against Mandates

Businesses, unions, and the government have agreed to work together to develop a plan that will encourage workers to get vaccinated without resorting to vaccine mandates. On Wednesday, Industrial Relations Minister Michaelia Cash lead a virtual roundtable discussion with 50 employer groups, union, and government leaders to discuss how to approach and support workplace vaccinations….


Law Firm Fundraising for Class Action Against Mandatory Aged Care Vaccinations

SYDNEY—A Sydney law firm is preparing what it claims will be the “largest-ever class action” on behalf of aged care workers against mandatory vaccinations. The firm, G&B Lawyers, has launched a GoFundMe campaign with the aim of raising $1 million (US$735, 150). As of Aug. 16, the campaign has raised over $344,000. It is also…


Fairwork Ombudsman Updates Advice for Workplace Mandatory Vaccinations

The Fairwork Ombudsman (FWO) has updated its guidelines to say that employers can direct their workers to get vaccinated for the CCP virus under “lawful and reasonable” circumstances, giving businesses that operate in high-risk areas a green-light to require vaccinations for all staff. “Whether a direction is lawful and reasonable will be fact dependent and…


CCP Virus Vaccines Remain Mostly Voluntary: Australian Treasurer

While the Australian government has announced that it won’t mandate CCP virus vaccinations as a blanket policy, business owners in some industries might have options available. “We have a broad principle with our vaccination program—that the vaccines are both free but they’re also voluntary,” Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told Seven’s Sunrise program on Aug. 10. “Now…


Union Criticises SPC’s Decision to Make Vaccinations Compulsory for Workers

A union has criticised Australian food company SPC’s decision to require all staff and visitors to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before entering any company premises. The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) said the company failed to properly consult with workers and their union on the decision to make vaccinations mandatory. AMWU also said it…


No Jab, No Work: Australia’s SPC Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for All Staff and Visitors

Food and vegetable manufacturer SPC is the first Australian company to announce that all staff must be fully vaccinated for the CCP virus by the end of November or be banned from entering any company workplace. The mandate covers everyone who enters an SPC company space, including all staff—casual and permanent workers and contractors—as well as…


Justice Memo Backing Mandatory COVID Shots ‘Is Absurd,’ Religious Liberty Group Claims

A Department of Justice (DOJ) memorandum claims government and private corporations can mandate that employees be vaccinated against the CCP Virus, also known as the novel coronavirus, even though federal law specifies the contrary. An 18-page memorandum issued July 27 to support President Joe Biden’s direction that federal employees be required to be vaccinated or…


Australia Moving Towards Mandatory Vaccinations for Aged Care Workers

The Australian government, along with its state and territory governments, have agreed to an “in-principle disposition” to move towards mandatory vaccinations against the CCP virus for aged care and disability support workers, seeking advice from medical experts on a safe way to do this. “For vaccinations to be made mandatory for aged care workers, that…


2.4 Million US College Students Face Vaccine Mandate, Immune or Not

More than 180 college and university campuses across the United States are requiring more than 2.4 million students to produce proof of vaccination against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus to attend in-person classes this fall, regardless of whether the students have acquired immunity to the virus. The number of schools with a mandate is…


2.4 Million US College Students Face COVID Vaccine Requirement

More than 180 college and university campuses across the United States are requiring more than 2.4 million students to produce proof of vaccination against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus to attend in-person classes this fall, regardless of whether the students have acquired immunity to the virus. The number of schools with a mandate is…