Business Update: Ottawa Public Health releases guide to support workplace vaccination policies
Ottawa Public Health strongly recommends all Ottawa employers implement workplace vaccination policies to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. To support employers, Ottawa Public Health released guidance for how to develop and implement workplace vaccination policies as part of their COVID-19 safety planning.
Supporting employees to get fully vaccinated is the best way to help protect them from the risks of COVID-19, prevent outbreaks and build confidence in the health and safety of the workplace as we face a Delta variant-fuelled resurgence in our community. Employers have a responsibility to maintain a safe work environment for their employees. To help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, a vaccine policy is an important measure employers should implement.
This guide does not provide legal advice and should not be relied on or treated as legal advice. Workplace vaccination policies should be in writing and adhere to any applicable occupational health safety laws, privacy laws, human rights laws, employment standards legislation, and or collective agreements. High-risk settings that are mandated by the Government of Ontario to have workplace vaccination policies in place must adhere to provincial requirements. Workplace vaccination policies do not need to be submitted to Ottawa Public Health.
Workplaces, community organizations, places of worship and other groups can contact Ottawa Public Health to request amobile vaccination clinic to administer first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on-site, at their own location
