A childcare worker who refused to get a flu vaccination and was sacked by her employer has lost her legal claim to get her job back. Labour Law expert Ian Neil SC says the same reasoning could potentially apply equally to the COVID-19 vaccine.
A leading employment and industrial law barrister Ian Neil SC has told Tom Elliott there’s no real legal barrier preventing workplaces from making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory.
Michael is joined by Ian Neil, employment & industrial law barrister, for his view on whether you can be fired for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
An article by Ian Neil SC and Nicholas Saady. ‘What it really means is that our governments are not prepared to take responsibility for this existentially important issue, but instead have left it to employers and employees to work it out – with, as the commission pointed out this week, almost no definitive guidance.’
Barrister Ian Neil SC, a labour law expert who was not involved in the Barber case, said it was the first considered decision on the subject and suggested employers with vulnerable workforces could mandate a coronavirus vaccine.
The WA Health Department says it is too early for businesses to be looking at running their own vaccination programs, just days after the Federal Government’s COVID-19 advisory commission chair urged companies to prepare.
By Ian Neil. When a pandemic effects a revolution, by making remote work common, employers must re-think their approach. They have to answer this question: How do you ensure a safe place of work when that place is an employee’s home? Here are three practical suggestions.
Cassie spoke to employment and industrial law barrister, Ian Neil SC, about the unique legal situation created by Covid-19, and to Damien Carrick, presenter of The Law Report on ABC Radio National, about precedents set by two recent unfair dismissal rulings on employees who refused flu vaccinations.
Joining us later today , we are fortunate to have leading Australian Barrister, employment and Industrial law expert, and chair of Grameen Australia, Ian Neil SC back with us. This morning Ian will be chatting to us about Grameen Australia’s Microfinance Initiative, working with Nobel Laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus, to build ‘a world of 3 […]
Employment barrister Ian Neil SC said the biggest issues would be workers who refuse to be vaccinated for medical reasons, religious beliefs or because they believed in conspiracy theories. “Employers should be thinking about this now and talking to employees about vaccination now,” he said.
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