Employers looking to implement mandatory workplace vaccination programs are likely to be subject to legal scrutiny. In this session, we explore the current legal framework around COVID-19 vaccines in the workplace so that you can protect your workforce and while minimising the risk of legal claims.  

• When can employers require employees to be vaccinated? 
• What type of medical evidence will legitimately support an employee’s refusal to vaccinate 
• How are the courts treating mandatory vaccination polices in the workplace?    
• Lessons for the childcare sector from Bou-Jamie Barber v Goodstart Early Learning [2021] 
• Lessons from the aged care sector: Kimber v Sapphire Coast Community Aged Care Ltd [2021]