Childcare worker who refused flu jab loses legal claim

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…

Industrial law barrister explains legal ramifications of ‘mandatory’ workplace COVID-19 vaccinations

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.

Can you be sacked for refusing a vaccine?

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.

Why you could be sacked for refusing a 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…

Childcare worker sacked for refusing flu vaccine loses legal appeal

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…

Employers won’t roll out COVID-19 vaccine programs for some time: WA Health

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…