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Recently, unvaccinated people are opening more and more doors: starting in the fall they will become unexpected in places that provide non-essential services, and unvaccinated people in some professions are already required to be tested regularly. The government’s proposal to allow employers to exclude employees in certain professions who refuse to be vaccinated for non-medical reasons is also consistent with the scheme.
Nanny is one of the professions whose representatives can be asked the question “Are you vaccinated?”
Some require the vaccine, others want it
When looking at babysitter search ad portals and Facebook, you may see a number of ads in which parents looking for a babysitter require a prospective employee to be vaccinated.
Photo from 123RF.com / Nanny takes care of the girl
“In the current situation, it is important that we understand the threats posed by COVID-19, to be safe not only when we are with our daughter, but also after work. A full vaccination against COVID-19 is necessary, ”Jūratė noted in the announcement.
Guoda, who is looking for a 1.3-year-old nanny’s son, cites vaccination against the disease as a first requirement. In another job advertisement, the user indicates that the nanny must not only be punctual, active, have a similar work experience, but also be vaccinated.
Audrius, who is looking for a babysitter for a one-year-old, emphasizes that a coronavirus vaccine is necessary. Another user, Aušra, is not so categorical. In its ad, vaccination against coronavirus is preferred.
According to Ieva Augustinienė, director of the nanny search agency “Mama ir nanny”, the issue of vaccination is included in the questionnaire for new nannies on the platform she manages. According to the interlocutor, this has been hotly debated for several months.
“Most parents would like to have a vaccinated babysitter and there are a lot of babysitters who don’t want to get vaccinated.” 15 minutes inaugurated by I.Augustinienė.
Ieva Augustinienė
The interviewee said that she was surprised that many babysitters who worked well had stated that they did not want to be vaccinated or agreed to do it only in the latter case.
“I try to talk to the babysitters who don’t get vaccinated and ask them why. People have many fears. Here is a friend of someone who said that she can no longer control her arm after the vaccine. The babysitter who worked for us had a swelling in her shoulder and she was scared, ”said the woman.
There are also reverse situations: sometimes babysitters refuse to work in the family because they are not vaccinated. According to the interlocutor, the ideal would be for all the babysitters who do not vaccinate to find the same family, but with fewer possibilities. And babysitters are gradually realizing that without vaccination, their job choice worsens. However, according to I. Augustinienė, the need for babysitters is so great that parents also have to compromise.
“If the nanny agrees to work cheaper just because she does not have the vaccine, and if she believes that the price of non-vaccination is acceptable, it is still a matter of agreement,” said the interlocutor.
Eriko Ovcharenko / 15min nuotr./Vakcinavimas
However, Kamilė Dalšėdaitė, director of the Yoppies Lietuva platform for childcare and other home services, noticed a slightly different trend. On their platform, there is a small proportion of ads in which families require candidate babysitters to be vaccinated, around 5-10%. Nannies sometimes report that they are vaccinated as well.
“Occasionally, other providers, such as homemakers or guardians, are required to be vaccinated, but these ads are only isolated. In summary, the vaccination requirement is not very prominent in the ads, but this topic may be discussed during the convocation “. 15 minutes said the interlocutor.
Nanny searches are intensive
The opinions of the interlocutors differed when asked if it would be difficult to find a babysitter this year. Here, I.Augustinienė said that the 18th working year of the agency “Mama and Nanny” started before the fall, but this year it started in April.
„In the summer, there were waves of panic among parents: nanny salaries increased, calls began for families who found a nanny and were “left on the ice.” This year, more babysitters are needed than before: some will not allow children to attend kindergarten and others have changed their minds and decided not to leave the babysitters yet. The search situation is very intense, “said the interlocutor.
Photo from 123rf.com / Nanny and Child
According to the interlocutor, nannies are currently choosing a lot where they will work.
At that time, K. Dalšėdaitė pointed out that before the new school year, the demand for childcare services is always increasing, but this should not cause problems.
“This trend is also noticeable this year, families have been looking for a babysitter since the beginning of August, who could start working in September. It shouldn’t be difficult to find a babysitter, because the supply of babysitters also increases after the end of the summer holidays, ”explained K. Dalšėdait.
The issue of vaccination is delicate
Vaccination is rarely mentioned by companies on job search advertisement portals. How 15 minutes explains Rita Karavaitienė, Marketing Director of CV Online, such a requirement or question during a job interview can be treated as a violation of general data protection regulations, discrimination and as an unethical issue.
“The issue of vaccination is quite sensitive not only for the security of employee data, but also to ensure psychological and emotional well-being. Companies try to find ways that are as painless as possible to ensure that employees are vaccinated, especially in those areas where there is work contact with other people ”, pointed out R. Karavaitienė.
Photo from 123RF.com/Job
Raimonda Tatarėlytė, marketing manager at CV Market, another job search advertising portal, noted that some employers sometimes mention that unvaccinated people will need to take rapid tests, but nowhere is it said that only vaccinated candidates will be accepted.
However, job seekers sometimes mention this fact in their CVs.
“There are several CVs in the CV database, where job applicants themselves declare that they have completed a full vaccination cycle. These resumes were noticed among employees looking for work abroad “, 15 minutes noted by R. Tatarėlytė.
A project has been developed for the elimination of the unvaccinated
The Ministries of Health have drawn up amendments to the Law for the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases of People, which stipulates that people who perform certain jobs when a state emergency or quarantine is declared due to a communicable disease are obliged to be vaccinated against it. Contagious disease.
Failing that, the worker must be assigned to work remotely or transferred to another job at the same workplace and, if this is not possible, removed from work without pay until the day they are vaccinated.
Photo from 123RF.com / Anxious Employee
Workers’ representatives criticize the initiative. Inga Ruginienė, president of the Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation, called it coercion this week and said the proposal would further increase tension in the work environment. At the time, employer representatives said it would ensure a safe work environment.
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