“She was not forced to do anything”: Fair Work’s scathing rebuke of vaccine-hesitant worker
A Victorian dietitian who refused to provide her vaccine status has lost her bid to have her dismissal overturned at her workplace of more than a decade.
A Victorian dietitian who refused to provide her vaccine status has lost her bid to have her dismissal overturned at her workplace of more than a decade.
Isabella Stevens was employed at Epworth Health in Melbourne when mandates were introduced in October 2021 stipulating all healthcare workers be vaccinated against COVID-19.
After an email was sent to all staff about the deadline, Stevens wrote to Epworth Richmond’s executive general manager Simon Benedict to argue she shouldn’t have to provide her vaccine status — while also casting doubt on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
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