Employers get new tool to vaccinate workforces

Employers get new tool to vaccinate workforces
Workplace relations and safety minister Michael Wood. (Image: Getty)
Michael Andrew
The government has unveiled a simplified vaccination assessment tool to help employers require vaccination for certain roles.The tool will be ready to use by mid-December and will apply to workers in hospitality, events, gatherings, close contact businesses, gyms and other businesses covered by the My Vaccine Pass mandate.Under the mandate, workers in these businesses and industries must have their first vaccination by Dec 3 and will need to be fully vaccinated by Jan 17 2022.Workplace relations and safety minister Michael Wood said the tool pr...

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