Investec asks SA staff to get vaccinated or pay for tests
Investec will require its employees to work at least three days a week from office. If workers aren’t vaccinated they will have to get tested – at their own expense – every week to access the workplace, events and client meetings.
“We believe, at this time, that the vaccine is the best mitigation against the virus, and that it ensures a safe environment for all,” Head of People for Investec South Africa, Lesley-Anne Gatter said in a statement.
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Many companies in Africa’s most-industrialised nation are mandating workers get vaccinated to return to office. South Africa-based MTN Group Ltd., the continent’s largest wireless carrier, last month said that it’s prepared to fire employees who do not comply.
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Less than half of the nation’s adult population are fully inoculated.
Source: moneyweb.co.za