{"id":57615,"date":"2021-08-20T22:57:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T02:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=57615"},"modified":"2021-08-23T15:56:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T19:56:19","slug":"university-health-network-says-employees-can-be-fired-if-not-fully-vaccinated-by-oct-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/university-health-network-says-employees-can-be-fired-if-not-fully-vaccinated-by-oct-8\/","title":{"rendered":"University Health Network says employees can be fired if not fully vaccinated by October"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto\u2019s University Health Network announced on Aug. 20 that employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 8 can be fired.<\/p>\n

The health network previously considered asking unvaccinated employees a leave of absence before the recent development.<\/p>\n

Health network CEO Dr. Kevin Smith wrote in a statement that workers are expected to have their first shot by Sept.8 and their second one by Oct.8.<\/p>\n

If an employee is still not vaccinated, they will be placed on a two-week unpaid leave. If there is no proof of a vaccine after that period, the employee will then be fired.<\/p>\n

According to a statement<\/a> given to CP24 last week, Smith said 92 per cent of University Health Network employees are fully vaccinated, up from 85 per cent.<\/p>\n

This increase comes after a policy made testing mandatory before an employee arrived at work if proof of vaccination was not offered.<\/p>\n

The Oct. 8 deadline to have health network employees fully vaccinated by the fall is another effort by the city to battle the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

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The University Health Network is expected to have all employees fully vaccinated by the fall to combat the fourth wave of the pandemic. Diagram shows COVID-19 admissions to UHN hospitals since June. Photo courtesy of the University Health Network Twitter account.<\/p><\/div>\n

On Aug.19, Mayor John Tory city staff workers and Toronto Transit Commission employees must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 30.<\/p>\n

The University Health Network includes Toronto\u2019s major hospitals, including Toronto Western, Princess Margaret and Toronto General.<\/p>\n

Ontario saw another uptick in COVID-19 cases this week, with the province hitting more than 600 for the first time since early June on Aug. 20. 136 cases were in Toronto.<\/p>\n

More than 28 thousand tests were administered in the previous 24-hour window. The positivity rate stands at 2.4 per cent.<\/p>\n

As the city\u2019s vaccine rollout continues, more than 66 per cent of eligible adults are fully vaccinated, with about 4.5 million vaccines administered, according to the City of Toronto website.<\/a><\/p>\n

Listen to the CJRU update here:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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