Union Wins Unfair Dismissal Case for Care Worker Over COVID-19 Vaccine

Worker was fired after he didn’t take the jab, however the care home where he was employed incorrectly understood that government guidance was the law.

A doctor prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Halifax, England, on July 31, 2021. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

A care worker has been awarded damages at an employment tribunal after he was dismissed for not taking the COVID-19 vaccine.

A judge has ruled that Maurice Trotman was unfairly dismissed against his former employer, The Royal Star & Garter Homes, after his union, The Workers of England Union (WEU), successfully argued that official COVID-19 regulations were never in force when he was fired.