As Denmark gradually opens up, you may be wondering how you as an employer will be affected when your employees are given the opportunity to accept a Covid-19 vaccine. This article sheds light on whether your employees are entitled to time off when they need to be vaccinated. In addition, the article sheds light on whether you as an employer can order your employees to be vaccinated and what is important to be aware of when processing vaccination information.
When your employees need to be vaccinated, do they have the right to take time off to do so?
It can be said briefly: Because the vaccines are only an offer where your employees have the opportunity to decline if they do not want to be vaccinated, your employees are not entitled to time off to be vaccinated for Covid-19, and your employees are also not entitled to pay during any absence.
As an employer, can you order your employees to get a vaccine?
As an Employer, you can require a corona test from your employees, but as a general rule, not that they are vaccinated.
The clear main rule is that you as an employer cannot order your employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19. This is related to the fact that the vaccine is voluntary, which is why it is up to your employees to make this decision.
In some cases, you as an employer may make some demands. This could be, for example, if your employees have to perform work in a country where the vaccine is a requirement.
Regardless of the above, it will always depend on a specific assessment. Therefore, if you are in doubt about a specific case, you are always welcome to contact us for legal advice.
Health Information
It is important that you as an employer are aware that vaccination information is health information that is regulated in the Health Information Act. The starting point here is that you as an employer may only request health information from the employee if the information will have a significant impact on the employee’s ability to work in the position in question.
Read more about employment law here.
Contact a specialist
As an employer, are you in a situation where you need to ask for documentation from your employees or require your employees to be vaccinated? Then we recommend that you seek legal advice for this. At Raadgiver.dk, we are always ready to help.
