Singapore workers who refuse Covid-19 vaccination risk losing jobs


Office workers walking out for lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore. AFP

SINGAPORE, Jan 15 (Bloomberg): Workers in Singapore who refuse to be inoculated against Covid-19 may risk losing their jobs as new restrictions on office access take effect.

From Saturday, a prior concession that allowed unvaccinated employees who test negative to go to workplaces will be removed, according to a government advisory.

Employers can redeploy those with no jabs to suitable jobs that can be done from home, place them on no-pay leave, or as a last resort, fire them if they can’t perform their contracted work outside the office.

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