Can employer implement disincentives for the employees if the employees decline COVID-19 vaccination?

• Under no circumstances the employer should terminate or threaten to terminate the service of an employee on the ground of declining vaccination.
• If the employer have imposed a company policy that requires vaccination for employees in higher risk employment settings, the employer may, in consultation with the unions (if applicable), redeploy employees who decline vaccination to another job with lower risk of COVID-19 infection.
• Alternatively, the employer may recover COVID-19 related costs incurred for these employees that are over and above the costs incurred for vaccinated employees in similar employment settings.
• Refer to the Advisory on COVID-19 Vaccination in Employment Settings for more information.

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