Employer’s rights and liabilities in connection with the vaccination: legal and law enforcement aspects

Abstract

The article is dealing with the currently central issues of the legal regulation of vaccination, especially mandatory vaccination during such serious epidemiological situation. Legal basis for the mandatory vaccination is analyzed by the authors. Particular attention is paid to the set of measures aimed to support preventive and mandatory vaccination employer has to provide in order to improve current epidemiological situation. Employer’s and employee’s liabilities caused by the employee’s refusal to get vaccination are also in consideration. Dismissal from work based on such employee’s refusal is being verified for its reasonableness. An attempt to detect legal gaps and contradictions and also to propose some solutions for the employer in such circumstances is made in the article.