COVID-19 Vaccines – Employer Considerations – Part 3: Mandatory vaccination policies

With the arrival of South Africa's first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines, many employers are grappling with the possibility of introducing workplace vaccination policies. Over this 6-part series, we will be unpacking various issues from the possibility of mandatory vaccination policies for employees to personal information management of employee vaccination data. One of the key questions on the minds of employers is whether they can implement mandatory vaccination policies for employees. In part 3 of this series, Mbali Nkosi speaks to Mehnaaz Bux from our employment team and Kenneth Coster from our health & safety team.