How would the German employees react to a vaccination requirement in the workplace?
A recent survey shows that the unvaccinated in particular would not just stand by and watch.
While in countries such as the USA or France the mandatory vaccination at the workplace is already being implemented in some cases, this obligation
has not yet existed in Germany
.
A current, representative YouGov survey on behalf of the job site
Indeed
shows that an introduction of this would probably cause a societal ignition
.
According to the survey of 1,112 people in employment in Germany, opinions on questions relating to mandatory vaccination at work * differ widely.
These are the most important results:
Would you advocate compulsory vaccination in the workplace?
Yes, more likely yes |
54% (55% in West Germany, 46% in East Germany) |
no, rather no |
41% (44% in West Germany, 48% in East Germany) |
How would you react if your employer made vaccination compulsory?
Don't vaccinate and check legal action |
14% (68% among the unvaccinated people (144)) |
Don't vaccinate and change jobs |
5% (17% in the unvaccinated people) |
Do not vaccinate and cancel immediately |
2% (3% in the unvaccinated people) |
Vaccinate |
9% |
Doesn't concern me because vaccinated |
66% |
Did your employer offer you a vaccination?
Yes |
51% (21% accepted it, 53% in West Germany, 43% in East Germany) |
no |
46% (44% in West Germany, 54% in East Germany) |
How would you feel about a direct employee who refuses the vaccination?
Only work with him / her at a distance |
26% |
Persuade them to vaccinate |
12% |
Refuse to cooperate |
5% |
It doesn't matter to me |
52% |
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USA: Corona vaccination is often a prerequisite for application
An evaluation by the
Indeed
Hiring Lab in the USA
shows the effect of vaccination measures in other markets
.
Indeed
labor
economists saw
a surge in job
postings in
early August that list
vaccination as a prerequisite for an application
.
In Germany, this phenomenon does not yet exist due to the current legal situation.
Only a measles vaccination is more often considered mandatory in job advertisements for the health or education sector.
This is how the survey was conducted
The data used is based on an online survey by YouGov Deutschland GmbH, in which 1,112 employees in Germany took part between August 20 and 23, 2021.
The results were weighted according to age, gender and region of all respondents and are representative of the population in Germany aged 18 and over.
* Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
.
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