As more coronavirus vaccines are approved and made available, employers are increasingly signaling they could require workers to get immunized before returning to the office, a new survey shows.
Nine in 10 senior-level executives queried by workplace health care concierge service Eden Health said they would require vaccinations from their workforce within federal guidelines, in a survey of 400 executives across a wide range of industries conducted in December. A large majority of the executives said they would look to provide their staff with vaccines if possible and incentivize inoculation.
Eden Health surveyed leaders from construction, manufacturing, warehouse, scientific and other office-using firms with between 51 and 5,000 employees. Seventy percent said they plan to offer the COVID-19 vaccine on-site to their workforce once it’s widely available. They also plan to offer incentives, such as lower personal protective equipment requirements, offering wellness programs and giving out cash or gifts.
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