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Care Worker Vaccine “Policy” Lawful Tribunal Rules
Five care home workers who lost their jobs after refusing to have the Covid vaccination were lawfully dismissed, a judge has ruled. The staff who worked for Barchester Healthcare were dismissed for refusing Covid-19 vaccinations without any medical exemption. Barchester was one of the first healthcare organisations to introduce a “no jab, no job” policy to protect vulnerable residents. The unfair dismissal case was brought by five healthcare employees who
argued they should not have lost their jobs for refusing to comply with the company’s plan, saying they refused the vaccine because of their spiritual and philosophical beliefs. However, the employment judge dismissed claims of unfair dismissal saying the home had fired the unvaccinated staff to protect clinically vulnerable lives.
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