At least two Queensland government departments have paused new plans for staff COVID vaccination rules amid a public-service-wide review of internal pandemic measures.
At least two Queensland government departments have paused plans for new staff vaccination requirements amid a review of internal pandemic response measures across the public service.
Just one day earlier, Communities director-general Clare O’Connor wrote to staff advising that after consultation and careful consideration she had decided to roll out a policy from April 18 requiring employees be “up to date” with COVID vaccines. The department, which reaches from housing and homelessness support to cultural spaces including the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, had more than 3700 full-time-equivalent staff as of July 2021.
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