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The Hong Kong government will roll back its policy allowing employers to terminate workers who do not heed their requirement to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
That policy,which was in the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance
provision, stated that the termination of an employee who fails to get the
Covid-19 vaccine will not be considered unreasonable dismissal. It took effect on
June 17 last year.
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The provision was made applicable to all workers, including migrant domestic helpers.
The Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2022 (Commencement)
Notice for the removal of that provision will be published on Friday 14 (April)
in the Gazette, Hong Kong’s compilation of new laws and policies, and will take
affect on June 16, LD said in an announcment.
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“Starting from June
16, there will be no vaccination provisions under the Ordinance, and any
legitimate vaccination request made under the Ordinance prior to the aforesaid
date shall cease to have effect on or after that date,” Labour said.
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“The government will
repeal the vaccination provisions under the Ordinance on June 16 after
Legislative Council’s full negative vetting period has run its course,” it added.
LD said the Health Bureau and the Department of Health have
been consulted on the matter.
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The new policy, which reverses the earlier order, follows the lifting of all restrictive measures imposed during the pandemic as life in Hong Kong normalized.
Among such measures was the Vaccine Pass requirement, which allowed only fully vaccinated people to enter most establishments, including restaurants, sports facilities and even markets at some point.
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For more details, visit the Labour Department’s homepage at www.labour.gov.hk or call 2717 1771 (the hotline
is handled by 1823) for enquiry.
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