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Employers mull COVID vaccine requirements
https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-vaccine-back-to-work-a08bb911-a89a-4e55-8210-d96480c00de1.html
Nearly half of employers say they're at least considering the idea of requiring proof of vaccination as a condition for employees return to in-person work, according to a survey from Willis Towers Watson.
Why it matters: The gradual upticks in mass vaccinations has allowed America's workforce to begin to picture reopened office buildings.
The big picture: Employers have the legal right to require that their workers get COVID-19 vaccines, with accommodations for religious objections and employees with disabilities.
By the numbers: 34% of employers said they are planning or considering mandating vaccines as a condition of employment, according to the WTW report, which surveyed 494 businesses employing 6.4 million people.
Employers mull COVID vaccine requirements
https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-vaccine-back-to-work-a08bb911-a89a-4e55-8210-d96480c00de1.html
Nearly half of employers say they're at least considering the idea of requiring proof of vaccination as a condition for employees return to in-person work, according to a survey from Willis Towers Watson.
Why it matters: The gradual upticks in mass vaccinations has allowed America's workforce to begin to picture reopened office buildings.
The big picture: Employers have the legal right to require that their workers get COVID-19 vaccines, with accommodations for religious objections and employees with disabilities.
By the numbers: 34% of employers said they are planning or considering mandating vaccines as a condition of employment, according to the WTW report, which surveyed 494 businesses employing 6.4 million people.
- Still, employers expect nearly two in five employees will still be working remotely at the end of 2021, compared with 57% who work remotely now, varying by industry.
- “That’s really where I think most of the conversations should be leaning, is how can you make workplaces safe as a system,” he said, “rather than trying to create a requirement for vaccination.”
- 65% of employers said they are planning or considering exploring vendor solutions to provide vaccines, according to the WTW survey.
