Employers may be allowed to fire workers who refuse to receive a Covid-19 vaccination without reasonable excuses, as the government tabled amendments to the employment bill to the Legislative Council (LegCo) on Wednesday.
If passed, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2022 will also ban employers from firing or changing employment terms for employees unable to attend work while under quarantine or lockdown.
Under the amended bill, workers would be able to file compensation claims over unreasonable dismissal if they were fired for missing work because of Covid-19 lockdowns or isolation.
The bill introduced by the government also proposed that any work days missed because of compulsory testing or quarantine orders could be considered as sick leave.
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