Google Sets Rules for Employee Vaccination
GOOGLE – The tech company giant issued a memorandum to its employees regarding the vaccination rules that must be observed.
Countries now are boosting their vaccination efforts amid a new threat – the Omicron variant. The said variant which was reported as “heavily mutated” was first detected in South Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned countries to prevent the entry and spread of the said variant of concern.
Big companies now are helping the government in speeding up the vaccination amid the new threat of the COVID-19 virus. One of the companies is Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Google issued a memo to its employees regarding the company’s vaccination rules. Citing CNBC, the company gave its employees until December 3 to declare their vaccination status and to upload documentation as proof of the vaccination. Employees who want exemption from vaccination for medical or religious reasons are given until December 3 to apply for it.
According to Google, after December 3, they would start contacting employees who have yet to be vaccinated or have not uploaded their documentation. They will be given until January 18 to comply with the vaccination rules. The same deadline is set for those whose application for exemption is not approved.
Based on the report, employees of the tech company who will not comply with the January 18 deadline will be placed under “paid administrative leave” for 30 days. After it, they will be placed under “unpaid personal leave” for up to six (6) months and termination.
Several other companies also posted rules regarding vaccination amid the ongoing fight against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. While some people have yet to receive their first shot of the vaccine due to hesitancy, others are also getting their booster shots to increase their protection against the virus again.
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