Mandatory vaccination in workplace issue engaging attention of Labour Minister & AG
He told members of the press on Thursday, May 20 2021, that the matter also includes the rights of persons.
The matter has been a hot debate with the pending arrival of the cruise ships in June. Some cruise ships have already indicated that their guests prefer to interact with fully vaccinated persons in the tourism sector.
“This has become an issue for the whole world, and there are some governments that are making it mandatory, but we are seeing too that they are being challenged, and it is a matter now of persons' rights. I am a full advocate to encourage for persons to be vaccinated, but I am also mindful that persons have rights but at the same time, whatever we can do to make sure that we reduce or eliminate the spreading of this deadly disease especially with the variants, that we do it,” he stated.
According to the Premier, Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) and Attorney General Dawn G. Smith are looking at the issue from a legal standpoint.
“In terms of what to tell the businesses legally whether they can or can’t, the ruling is still out with that, and I can almost say that in a few weeks’ time, there will probably be a statement coming out on that in terms of the legal findings,” he added.
Premier Fahie said he did not want to comment on what should happen in the meantime because the matter is still being examined, and it could make the government liable if his statement and the legal findings are not on the same path.
“In this position that I am in, sometimes your personal views are not mutually aligned with the legal views, and you have to be guided by the legal views when you are in these positions. So I have to wait until that comes out before I could speak to that full topic with the full legal knowledge and backing,” he said.
Leverick Bay
Just this week, following news that staff members at Leverick Bay Resort and associated companies were given an ultimatum to either vaccinate for COVID-19 or be subjected to third party COVID-19 testing out of pocket every 14 days, Company Director of Operations Sharon P. Flax-Brutus had indicated that the policy was shared with government authorities before it was circulated.
In a letter dated May 5, 2021, and written by Christina Yates, the founder of the group, she told staff that they now have a choice to either follow the policy or be laid-off.
Staff who refuse the policy will be laid off for an initial period of 90-days, according to the letter seen by Virgin Islands News Online.
In an audio recording obtained by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), Flax-Brutus, a former Director of Tourism, told staff in a meeting that the vaccination policy was vetted before it was sent to staff.
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42 Responses to “Mandatory vaccination in workplace issue engaging attention of Labour Minister & AG”
According to the FDA the vaccine is not certified as safe at this point! Simply trial drug.
United Nations also supports that person cannot be mandated to take vaccine into that body.
Please organize a class action lawsuit that will challenge all companies for violating human rights!
Who cares what foreign countries do? We have our own laws and culture.
Now we can talk about personal choice. People can choose to vaccinate or not and believing in their own science and other believes.
However businesses have also their own choice. If they want to develop a biz that caters to biz like me... it’s their choice to do so a choose a staff that can support the statement *all our staff is vaccinated “.
The bvi gov will be demanding that all passengers on a cruise line will be vaccinated. Don’t you think it include staff on the boat?
The world moves on, people can choose to stay behind but should not expect the world for ever to accommodate their 5G, Bill Gates, Queen wants to control my body theories as legit as might seems ...
We have mandatory vaccinations for our kids for school, yes WE DO, us, the BVI, have you completely forgotten that?
There are many parts of the world where you cannot travel without mandatory vaccinations.
All this crap about "it's against my right", or this fake statement "it's against UN charter of rights"...is bulls**T
among unvaccinated workers. If we all can still get the virus then explain. Because if a vaccinated person can still get it, still spread it then does any of this make sense. The ONLY claim is reduced symptoms HOWEVER vaccinated people are still dying. Where they come from they are through unvaccinated persons daily. So tell me again why a vaccinated person is fearful of unvaccinated persons.