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.
A workplace law expert says employers will have the right to sack a worker who refuses to get the COVID vaccination except in some circumstances. Employer groups and unions say public education campaigns will be a key to the smooth and widespread roll-out of the vaccination program.
Barrister Ian Neil SC and RMIT University academic Anthony Forsyth said employers had the power to issue “lawful and reasonable” directions that could be used to compel staff to get vaccinated, but the law had not been tested in court for that purpose.
Speaking to nestegg, Mr Neil said: “I have seen comments or suggestions that casual workers have been underpaid on large scale. I don’t accept that that is an accurate description of what has happened.” …
Ian Neil SC, a leading barrister in employment and industrial law, argues that the conclusion of JobKeeper will have broader economic impacts beyond the labour market. …
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