Ford says it should require most of its salaried staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with the Biden administration’s December 8 deadline for federal contractors.
Which means roughly 32,000 folks might be below the identical steering, and Ford says about 84% of its present staff are vaccinated. Reuters acquired a press release from Ford concerning the matter.
“The well being and security of our workforce stays our prime precedence and we have now been very inspired by the assist of our staff to adjust to our protocols, together with the greater than 84-percent of U.S. salaried staff who’re already vaccinated,” Ford stated. “As we proceed to place measures in place to guard our staff, Ford will now require most U.S. salaried staff to be totally vaccinated towards COVID-19 by Dec. 8, which additionally aligns to federal contractor tips.”
You may discover that Ford contains the caveat of “most U.S. salaried staff” in there. That’s as a result of it’s undecided if it should require each final worker to be vaccinated but. In accordance with the Reuters report, Ford continues to be contemplating its coverage for manufacturing areas, elements depots and Ford Credit score.
Those that don’t adjust to the vaccine mandate might be positioned on unpaid go away for 30 days. What comes after that’s nonetheless unclear.
Detroit’s Large Three automakers — General Motors, Ford and Stellantis — stated final month they might mandate vaccines for autoworkersx in Canada.
Stellantis stated on Wednesday it was “persevering with to observe the scenario and, in partnership with the (United Auto Workers union), evaluating further actions to absorb the most effective curiosity of worker well being and security.”
GM didn’t instantly remark Wednesday.
Materials from Reuters was used on this report.
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