However, they've been given very little time to negotiate time off with their employer. People are getting texts in the evening which inform them that they have to turn up for their vaccination the following morning. If a government department is doing it, well, somebody can let me know and I'll turn up for that case for free, pro bono. 'It is contrary to the Payment Of Wages Act, it is contrary to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. Significant tax hikes 'needed' in Ireland after Covid spending.The three groups who haven't been offered a vaccine yet and when they can expected to receive one.Anybody who wants it can take it down, fill it out and send it all into the WRC because this just cannot be allowed to happen. From next week, I'm going to have up on my website for free, a claim form to the WRC and a full legal submission. I've actually seen this coming up and I'm telling you what I going to do about this. 'That is complete and utter rubbish behaviour by employers. We're getting allegations coming in from employers - including the State - who have told employees they must take sick leave to take the time off to get the vaccination. You're going to be gone for two or three hours, that's as much as it's going to involve. 'No, I mean this is a health and safety issue. What if an employer says, 'we actually can't cover for you, you're essential.' Are you in a position then that you're going to have to go back and tell the vaccinators I needed a different time?' It takes you two, three hours in terms of the travel time there and back to get to vaccination done.' This is just not acceptable.' And it's just not on that the employer says, 'you take a day off.

'I know vaccinations are free at the present time, but that means they have to pay. Limerick lockdown fears grow as experts 'seriously concerned' by 'very worrying trend'.Hundreds crowd together in Temple Bar, Dublin despite Covid restrictions.The HSA guidelines are very clear - it actually has an obligation under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 for an employer to protect the health of employees, one of the guidelines says they actually have to pay for the cost of somebody getting vaccinated. Grogan: 'No, they're (employers) not entitled. I need to be gone for a few hours.' And if that happens, is the employer entitled to say well grand you're not getting paid? Is an employee entitled to turn around and tell an employer, 'I can't come into work, I have to go and get the jab. Following an increase in reports that people are not turning up for their vaccination appointments, question marks have been raised about the workplace culture surrounding the vaccine.Įssentially, in some cases, it appears that people are not being given time off work to get the jab.Īlternatively, employees are being told if they do take time off work to get their vaccine, then they will be out of pocket and not get paid.ĭuring a recent discussion on Today FM, Richard Grogan, from Richard Grogan & Associates Solicitors discussed the following issues.

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