Why COVID-19 Work Refusals Will Be Hard to Justify
One of the key challenges OHS directors are facing during this pandemic is how to deal with COVID-19 work refusals. We know from previous pandemics that fear of infectious illness may be grounds for workers to exercise their refusal rights. And most jurisdictions have issued guidance confirming that this also applies to the latest infectious illness, COVID-19. But there’s something a little different this time around.