Commentary Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison—with the support of the state premiers and territory chief ministers—is set to make the COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for aged care workers. This is despite protests from the West Australian President of the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) Mark Olson. He wrote to the prime minister last week, after a poll of 4,000 ANF members in aged care revealed that two-thirds of respondents believed vaccinations should be voluntary. Another 31 percent said they would leave the industry if forced to take the jab. This raises the more general question, which is whether employers can force employees to take the vaccine. In April, Nine newspapers reported how Australia’s Fair Work Commission (FWC) upheld the right of an employer—in this case major childcare provider Goodstart Early Learning—to dismiss a staff member who refused to take the flu shot. The headline of the story suggested that this decision would have …
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