Survey: Employers split on COVID-19 vaccine mandates
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Forty-one percent of employers say they are mandating COVID-19 vaccinations or requiring regular testing for the virus, compared with 21% in August 2021, according to a survey of 1,275 in-house lawyers, C-suite executives and human resources professionals conducted by the employment law firm Littler Mendelson P.C.
The largest share (56%) said they will not implement such a policy unless required by law, according to the survey conducted March 8-25.
On employee retention, respondents whose organizations have vaccine mandates in place are less concerned about them leading to loss of staff (51% compared with 85% of those without mandates) and the difficulty of recruiting new staff (32% versus 65%).
Similarly, the perceived benefits of requiring vaccinations are more pronounced among those whose organizations have such policies in place: 68% of those with mandates believe that such policies can make employees feel safer and facilitate more in-person work (compared with 41% without mandates), and 57% feel they can help improve business continuity (compared with 46% without mandates), according to the results.
