Scott Morrison says mandating vaccines for workers will be left up to businesses
Federal government won’t create special laws, but employers can use existing workplace laws to order employees in high-risk environments to get the jab
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The prime minister has warned businesses moving to make Covid vaccinations mandatory for their staff to be careful, with neither the federal government nor the states and territories prepared to create special laws to enforce vaccine mandates.
Instead, employers will have to navigate existing workplace laws, which include “reasonable” directions to staff, if they wish to proceed with vaccine mandates, although Scott Morrison warned that would still be open to court challenges.