The federal government announced the approval of a new Moderna vaccine this week, proving that although the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic has faded, the virus has not gone away — and won’t anytime soon.
And that means employers have decisions to make when it comes to communicating with employees about the virus and vaccinations.
“I think the response that an employer makes to the COVID narrative is really dependent on circumstances, because that’s always been the legal obligation when you’re looking at an employer’s duties with respect to COVID-19,” says Jeremy Warning, partner at Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark in Toronto.