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Fin24 reports that at a briefing on Wednesday afternoon following meetings that the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) had held with the National Economic Development and Labour Council, DEL director-general Thobile Lamati said if an employer has concluded risk assessments on the pandemic and vaccination with employees, the department could not intervene to stop an employer from disciplining or dismissing employees for refusing to be vaccinated.
"When the employers do a risk assessment, they must talk to employees and make them understand the risks in their work and the controls that must be developed with employees. The question of whether employers can force employees is difficult as a worker cannot be compelled to take a vaccine when they have not been told about the risks associated with it," said Lamati. He added that the DEL would not want to entertain the dismissal of a worker for refusing a vaccine as any violation of agreed-upon conditions at work could lead to disciplinary action in the workplace.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard by Khulekani Magubane at Fin24 (scroll down)
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