Right to refuse a vaccination is not cast in stone
Governments worldwide face the same dilemma: Do existing human rights prevent them from compelling their citizens to be vaccinated via legislation? There is much uncertainty as to whether the Directions which were issued in June 2021 entitle South African employers to introduce mandatory vaccination at the workplace, as the Bill of Rights states at s […]
UPDATED DIRECTIONS ON COVID-19 VACCINATIONS AT THE WORKPLACE
On 11 June 2021, an update was published in the Government Gazette of the Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Certain Workplaces. Every Employer is obliged to conduct a risk assessment and make a decision as to whether it intends to make the Covid-19 vaccination mandatory taking into account the operational requirements […]