Australia: Employee litigation following termination on account of vaccination status

Australia: Employee litigation following termination on account of vaccination status

In 2021 a significant proportion of employers implemented vaccination policies, either because they were required due to Public Health Orders or on account of the employer implementing their own policy in the absence of a Public Health Order. Since then there have been cases filtering through the Fair Work Commission (FWC) where such employers enforced their vaccination policy. According to the FWC, common vaccination-related cases included unfair dismissal applications, general protection applications, disputes regarding workplace vaccination policies and an employee's entitlement to be paid while they were stood down or on leave. This update aims to summarise the current standing by answering the following questions.

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