Following a letter from Cathay Pacific last month requesting crew members to be vaccinated, the news stated that the group wrote to employees again yesterday (23rd), asking them to present needle cards or negative test certificates when entering the company premises starting from September 1st. Otherwise, it will be forbidden to step into the office area and be treated as unpaid leave, overturning Cathay Pacific’s statement last Tuesday (13th) that it will not force employees to produce needle cards or test certificates.
"Hong Kong 01" has inquired about this from Cathay Pacific Airways, the Labour Department and Peace Opportunities, and is awaiting reply.
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"Hong Kong 01" received news that Cathay Pacific sent a letter to employees stating that the company will introduce a new policy from September 1 to require employees to present a vaccination certificate or a valid negative certificate when entering the company's office premises. One of them cannot be presented. Employees with this certificate will not be able to set foot in the office and will be treated as unpaid leave.
The email emphasized that vaccination is the best choice for individuals, families, and communities to achieve the reopening of the border and the recovery of Cathay Pacific. However, the epidemic has not stopped and the variant virus hits Hong Kong, employers have the responsibility to pay attention to whether employees can work safely. This decision.
This time, Cathay Pacific wrote another letter to Guzhen, an employee of Cathay Pacific, one month later.
"Hong Kong 01" reported on the 24th of last month that Cathay Pacific’s President of Operations and Aviation Services Han Zhaojie sent an internal letter to the crew, requesting all crews stationed in Hong Kong to receive two injections on or before August 31. If it is due to physical problems For those who have not been vaccinated, the company will have a short-term transitional arrangement, but will expressly assess whether they can continue to be employed.
EOC chairman Zhu Minjian said earlier that the policy to encourage citizens to vaccinate should provide additional convenience, rather than make those who do not receive a worse treatment. If employers treat employees who are given injections and those who do not receive injections on the grounds of protecting public health, technically Discriminatory, there are opportunities to violate the Disability Discrimination Ordinance, but it still depends on whether the relevant measures are "reasonable" and "necessary".
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Covid-19 vaccine | The overall vaccination rate of pilots stationed in Hong Kong is as high as 90% of Cathay Pacific’s 160 people. Thai Thai Airways confirms that the crew in Hong Kong must receive injections before August 31. They will refuse to be vaccinated or be fired. The remaining 27 seats will receive 16,000 yuan for one-way election. The position of the candidate for the general election of the Cathay Pacific Trade Union is questioned. The employee has cast a vote of no confidence. The Hong Kong government refuses to approve the visa for the foreign flight attendant.
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