Employers should move with caution when it comes to their office safety strategy as over a third of Americans do not plan to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Our top stories from February explore how employers are reacting to the ups and downs of the employee experience during the pandemic.
“Although it is becoming increasingly clear the world will get through this difficult time, it is also apparent that the future will not look like the past,” said Brighid Courtney, director of Wellable Labs.
As more Americans get vaccinated, employers need to have a strategy in place for getting employees safely back to work.
Employers are concerned about employee resistance and a hit to company culture if they mandate COVID-19 vaccines.
The one-year mark since coronavirus engulfed the U.S. is here. Employers and employees are continuing to adapt to remote work while contemplating their plans for a return to the office.
Vaccine management company VaxAtlas launched a COVID platform to help employers track workforce vaccination rates, while simplifying the process for employees.
“Creating a healthier and safer environment will be a differentiator for staff retention and recruiting,” says Vimal Kapur, president of Honeywell Building Technologies.
Employers are grappling with how to enforce COVID safety precautions, like vaccine mandates and other complicated workplace arrangements.
Bank and credit union groups are pushing to include the industry’s front-line workers in the next priority group, but even as a recommendation is coming soon from a CDC advisory panel, the decision ultimately will be made state by state.