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According to Inga Ruginienė, president of the Trade Union Confederation, some people who were undecided about vaccination in this way would be pushed to the side of the “anti-vaccinators”, and employers might have a harder time finding employees.
“It turns out that when the job interview comes, the first question will be: have you been vaccinated? The employee will be evaluated accordingly. It seems quite strange to see the number of vaccinated. We are definitely not in the worst situation compared to the EU, why it is necessary to intimidate people so desperately, it is completely incomprehensible, “I. Ruginienė told the BNS news agency.
According to her, it would be logical for unvaccinated people to be restricted from some unnecessary services, entertainment and not the opportunity to work.
According to her, some of the unvaccinated are sick and some still cannot because they work long hours.
“We have not yet considered these possibilities, but we are all adding them to the group of ‘anti-axakers’ without reason without explaining the reasons. I do not understand what is happening with our government, maybe we should look for other ways to achieve everything, “said I. Ruginienė.
On Wednesday, I. Šimonytė offered the possibility of removing an employee from his position if he refuses to be vaccinated for non-medical reasons and cannot work remotely.
The Minister of Social Security and Labor, Monika Navickienė, assured that such a provision of the law is being prepared and that it will be presented to the Seimas.
Offers to find alternatives
Employers tend to support the government’s proposal for a stronger response to workers without coronavirus, such as their dismissal, but emphasize the need to look for alternatives and decide what to do with those who are laid off. Otherwise, according to employer representatives, not only will there be a shortage of employees, but there may also be a negative reaction from employees – riots, legal disputes.
“We have always said that there is a need for an alternative: if a person can prove that they are not infected, they are testing even for their own money, that alternative must be,” said Danas Arlauskas, president of the Lithuanian Employers Association. Confederacy.
Otherwise, he said, such exclusion would confront the public and could lead to protests.
“The next thing is that we will have tensions with the workers, which are still missing. If we had a surplus of staff, it would be nice. But now we are looking for them in every corner, ”he said.
D.Arlauskas also foresees negative reactions from employees. “People can also go out into the streets. We see the state of mind in society,” said the employer’s representative.
Vidmantas Janulevičius, president of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, told BNS that he supported the idea of removing employees who were not vaccinated from work, but stressed that decisions were also needed on what to do with laid off employees.
“Possibility of changing an employee by offering someone another job by changing their workplace or without contact, remote, if there is that possibility. This is in the first row, and in the second row, if there is no other job offer for him, consider whether to take a vacation or run, ”said V. Janulevičius.
