With the introduction of compulsory vaccination
BA boss: Employers can reject unvaccinated people
01/30/2022, 01:55 am
In March, the Bundestag could vote on the corona vaccination requirement. Should it really come to an introduction, that would also have consequences for the working world, says Detlef Scheele. According to the head of the Federal Employment Agency, employers then have the right to reject unvaccinated applicants.
The CEO of the Federal Employment Agency, Detlef Scheele, also sees consequences for the labor market if a general corona vaccination is introduced. “Only when there is a general obligation to vaccinate and violations also have legal consequences can employers reject an applicant because he has not been vaccinated or recovered,” Scheele told the newspapers of the Funke media group. “We as a federal agency must then also check whether a lack of vaccination leads to a blocking period.” A blocking period means that an unemployed person does not receive unemployment benefits for a certain period of time.
At the moment, the vaccination status of employees has no effect on the labor market, “because there is currently no corresponding legal basis,” explained Scheele. With the introduction of a general obligation to vaccinate, however, the situation will change. “Just as the 3G status must currently be queried at the workplace, employers will then have the right to check the 2G status. This option does not currently exist.”
In an orientation debate on Wednesday, the Bundestag discussed in detail for the first time the introduction of general corona vaccination in Germany. So far there have essentially been three approaches: A draft for compulsory vaccination from the age of 18 is currently being prepared by parliamentarians from all three traffic light groups.
A group led by the FDP MP Andrew Ullmann is concretizing a push for a “middle way”: With a mandatory, professional and personal consultation for all adult unvaccinated people. And if after a certain time the necessary vaccination rate is not achieved, proof of vaccination from the age of 50 is mandatory. A group led by FDP Vice Wolfgang Kubicki wants to prevent compulsory vaccination in general.
The traffic light coalition has agreed that the deputies should deliberate and decide in a free vote without the usual group guidelines. A decision could be made according to SPD plans in March.