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‘No jab, no job’: Here’s why company-enforced vaccinations might run into trouble

Lawyers for plumbing firm Pimlico are working on writing the requirement into employee contracts for its 400 staff

A member of the medical team holds up a sticker reading, 'I've had my COVID vaccination' at the NHS vaccination centre in Robertson House, Stevenage. There's no clarity yet on whether companies can mandate that an employee receive a vaccine before coming into work
A member of the medical team holds up a sticker reading, 'I've had my COVID vaccination' at the NHS vaccination centre in Robertson House, Stevenage. There's no clarity yet on whether companies can mandate that an employee receive a vaccine before coming into work Photo: Getty Images

Pimlico Plumbers has revealed plans to spend up to £1m in vaccinating its staff as part of a plan to enforce a “no vaccine, no job” policy. But employment law experts might have something to say about that.

The legal wording on whether companies can mandate that an employee receive a vaccine before coming into work is largely undetermined, but it might be difficult to achieve unless receiving a jab becomes mandatory by law.

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