Air NZ staff can wait for Pfizer alternative – on their own dime

Air NZ staff can wait for Pfizer alternative – on their own dime
4,000 Air NZ employees are required to fully vaccinated by Dec 26. (Photo: supplied)
Michael Andrew
Air New Zealand has offered vaccine-hesitant staff the opportunity to take leave without pay until an alternative to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine becomes available.The airline told BusinessDesk it is in consultation with staff who are required to have their first dose of the vaccine by Nov 14 and second by Dec 26. Air NZ announced in September its vaccine mandate would cover around half of its 7,840 full-time employees.While it said education and support remained the key tools throughout the consultation process, it was working through options w...

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