Ask HN: Is Your Company Mandating the Vaccine?

8 points·hnthrowaway4829··11 comments

For those in a HR or executive position, after the announcement made by President Biden on Thursday (and Boris Johnson's announcement today), is your company planning to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine? How are you enforcing/verifying vaccinations?

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I don't think so, but I can't think of any coworkers who haven't had the vaccine on their own volition

They (bank in Sweden) explicitly announced that no, they will not mandate vaccination nor decide on going back to the office based on a person's status

Not yet (Canada, large private company) - they are working super hard to incentivize us to report our statuses (proof of vaccination or exemption from a bona fide human rights grounds) to be entered into cash prizes. I think they are waiting to see what's happening with the federal election and who has been sued to make their decision.

My company mandated the vaccine back in March.

Yes. Employees are expected to upload their vaccination certificates.

No. Though the new proposed? OSHA order may change that

Biden removed liability for companies which mandate the vaccine for adverse effects in May. So big business won't be the fall guy if the Vax goes wrong, you will be on your own.

My employer imposed their own mandate before the Biden announcement

Same here. It's verified by uploading your vaccine card. It's enforced through termination (religious and medical exemptions available).

Can the religious be like "yeah my religion doesn't allow it"? or actually like have to give proof

I'm not sure what my company is doing, but I'm pretty sure people are supposed to explain the reason so that the company can come up with an accomodation.

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