No jab, no job: One in five employers will insist staff have Covid jab, survey finds

Mediation experts advise companies to get legal advice before introducing ‘no jab, no job’ policies

One in five employers plans to insist on coronavirus vaccinations as a condition of employment in the coming year, research suggests.

“No jab, no job” policies, intended to encourage take-up of vaccines and minimise the spread of Covid, were highly controversial when they were introduced at the height of the pandemic, and legal challenges were threatened.

Some critics claimed it was compulsory vaccination by another name.