UK Firms Warned of Legal Risks If They Adopt ‘Jabs for Jobs’ Policy

UK Firms Warned of Legal Risks If They Adopt ‘Jabs for Jobs’ Policy
Prime Minister Boris Johnson watches First Responder Caroline Cook getting her vaccination as he visits a vaccination centre at Ashton Stadium in Bristol, England, on Jan. 11, 2021. Eddie Mulholland/WPA Pool/Getty Images
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British businesses requiring their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines will face potential legal actions over discrimination, the co-chairman of the UK government’s flexible working taskforce has warned.

Peter Cheese, who also serves as chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), said he would “strongly caution companies against adopting a ‘jabs for jobs’ principle or policy.”