What employers need to know about new mandate ruling

What employers need to know about new mandate ruling
Lawyer Karina McLuskie says employers need to think about omicron. (Image: supplied)
Victoria Young
While yesterday’s high court ruling on vaccine mandates is expected to apply narrowly to the majority of the country's workplaces, senior lawyers are warning the now-widespread nature of the omicron variant may mean vaccine mandates can be challenged.In a case concerning police and defence force workers, Justice Francis Cooke ruled a government order mandating their jabs was illegal.Law professor Dean Knight said the ruling was narrow because of how the argument was made.“It’s a big deal in context of the police and defenc...

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