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This comes after much debate surrounding the controversial policy which would mean that if employees did not agree to be vaccinated, they could be at risk of losing their job. Robert Buckland, the justice secretary, stated that ‘no jab, no job’ policies could be legal for employers to insist upon when employing new staff if it was incorporated into the contract of employment. However, for this reason, Mr. Buckland did clarify that this was unlikely to be a viable option for companies which looked to vaccinate existing employees currently working for their organisation. This news comes after the UK recently hit a milestone in the number of vaccines rolled out, with 15 million people receiving their first dose of the vaccine. The ‘no jab, no job’ policy was described by the Prime Minister as ‘discriminatory’ and a spokesperson for Mr. Johnson reiterated that “taking a vaccine is not mandatory”. This was echoed by Mr. Buckland who admitted he would be surprised if ‘no jab, no job’ policies were found to be lawful when dealing with existing employee contracts. Grace Mole, Senior People Partner at Culture Amp, emphasised the need for employers to carefully consider this issue before instating this policy.
