Chris Seeks Support For Those Affected By The Covid Employment U-Turn
Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it the policy of the Government that people dismissed from their employment by reason of having refused to be vaccinated against covid-19 should be eligible for compensation in the event that they are not offered re-employment in their former employer.
Edward Argar Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The regulations to make vaccination a condition of entry in all Care Quality Commission-regulated care homes came into force on 11 November 2021. Employers which ensured they only deployed vaccinated staff in care homes, unless exempt, were complying with the law at the time. The Government will therefore not offer compensation to unvaccinated staff who were dismissed or chose to leave the care home workforce.
Following the announcement of the Government’s intention to revoke vaccination as a condition of deployment in all health and social care settings, it is sensible for employers not to serve notice to termination on those staff in wider health and social care settings who would be unable to comply with the regulations.
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