Vaccine mandates will create 'flood' of personal grievance claims

Vaccine mandates will create 'flood' of personal grievance claims
Employment lawyer Shelley Eden. (Photo: Supplied)
Michael Andrew
Extended vaccine mandates along with the government’s new vaccinations legalisation will result in an “absolute flood” of claims against employers, according to an employment lawyer.Gaze Burt director Shelley Eden said the omission of personal grievance restrictions from the vaccinations legislation would expose employers to challenges from workers dismissed for refusing the covid-19 vaccination.Announced last week as an alternative to the Worksafe guidelines, the vaccinations legislation aimed to clarify the rights of employe...

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