Labour Court upholds dismissal of Santam employee who refused Covid-19 vaccine
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Labour Court upholds dismissal of Santam employee who refused Covid-19 vaccine. Court papers show that Richards elected not to receive the Covid-19 vaccine and instead complied with the alternative requirement by submitting regular negative PCR test results during March and April 2022. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Santam introduced a workplace policy requiring office-based employees returning to the workplace from 1 March 2022 either to be vaccinated or, if they chose not to be vaccinated, to submit regular negative PCR Covid-19 test results at their own expense.
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Labour Court upholds dismissal of Santam employee who refused Covid-19 vaccine.
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Court papers show that Richards elected not to receive the Covid-19 vaccine and instead complied with the alternative requirement by submitting regular negative PCR test results during March and April 2022.
according to IOL (Independent Online)Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Santam introduced a workplace policy requiring office-based employees returning to the workplace from 1 March 2022 either to be vaccinated or, if they chose not to be vaccinated, to submit regular negative PCR Covid-19 test results at their own expense.
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