24. Can you force your employees to get vaccinated?

The Real Solutions Business Podcast · May 25, 2021 · 22m

It's a big story in the media right now, and we're sure to see it play out in front of the Employment Relations Authority in future.

Can you be fired for not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine? Some employees working at New Zealand's borders, managed isolation or quarantine facilities are being redeployed and terminated for not being vaccinated. But is it legal?

To discuss this weighty issue, Brad McDonald is joined by fellow employment lawyer James Hobcraft to discuss how and why an unvaccinated employee may lose their job, including:

- The difference between terminating an employee and making…