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Inside Covid-19: Vaccines - can you get fired if you refuse to get one? Legal insights

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Can South African employers impose mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policies as a pre-requisite to return to work or as a precondition for employment? What happens if an employee refuses to wear a mask, or an employer fails to implement mask-wearing laws? We’ve got the answers to these questions and more on how Covid-19 has changed employment law in South Africa, with specialist Imraan Mahomed of law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. And, with mass vaccination the big focus for governments around the world as the spread of Covid-19 remains out-of-control, we hear from our partners at Bloomberg why some healthcare workers in the United States are refusing to be vaccinated. Plus, the week’s Covid-19 news highlights. - Jackie Cameron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Jan 2021 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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