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 all visitors. SPC said the decision was made in part to ensure the well-being of their workers and the community against the highly infectious Delta variant. “Lockdowns are not a sustainable solution and the Australian economy needs to open up again,” SPC Chairman Hussein Rifai said in a statement as reported by AAP. “The Delta variant poses a significant threat to our people, our customers, and the communities we serve.” “The only path forward for our country is through vaccination.” SPC is offering paid leave for all their workers to get the jab, including up …