Michael Byrnes & Emily Capener are quoted in Lawyers Weekly: Can law firms mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees?

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In preparing the office for returns to work en masse, law firms should consider the possibility of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Australia Employment and HR

Can law firms mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees?

In preparing the office for returns to work en masse, one potential option law firms may be thinking about is the looming vaccine for COVID-19, which-according to Health Minister Greg Hunt-should be available to Australians in approximately four months' time. Such a directive from legal employers, Swaab partner Michael Byrnes and lawyer Emily Capener told Lawyers Weekly, "is not to be given lightly".

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