The vaccination roll-out programme is well underway here in New Zealand. Anyone over 16 now able to register for a booking where they are not already vaccinated.
The covid19.govt.nz website remains the official source of information. Vaccination remains voluntary for most people in New Zealand. The only roles required to be vaccinated legislation are those that work in high risk border or MIQ settings.
As employers you can help your employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine by:
• allowing people time off to get the vaccine
• considering what you can offer around leave and pay entitlements for time off to get the vaccine or if they feel unwell after getting the vaccine
• reminding them of information available on the Covid-19 website
• listening to their concerns.
Employees are not required to tell you if they are vaccinated or not. If you do receive this information it is subject to usual privacy requirements.
If you would like any help considering what you can do as an employer get in touch with a member of the Grow HR team.