I work for Central 1 Credit Union. I've been working from…

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Good afternoon – sorry to hear of the situation. You should contact your HR department and see whether there will be any exemptions. If not, then you could retain a lawyer and challenge this in court claiming an infringement on your bodily autonomy and your employer’s failure to accommodate. Your employer will likely argue that this mandate is necessary to protect all workers and clients.

There is a real risk you could be terminated from your job for not complying and it is unknown whether the courts would deem this as a “wrongful dismissal” or not. Given recent statements made by various human rights tribunals across the country, it seems the court will likely rule in favour of your employer meaning if you are fired, it will be upheld as long as your employer provides you with reasonable notice of these rules and they are reasonable under the circumstances. If you have no contact with other workers and clients then it will be difficult for them to argue that such a rule is necessary. If you were hired as a remote worker, then it would also likely be unnecessary for you to be vaccinated.

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