ABHTA tells workers who failed to be vaccinated or procure exemption certificates that their employment ended on Oct. 16

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The Antigua and Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association (ABHTA) is placing sector employees on notice that those who have not yet received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and have failed to show up to work, have forfeited their employment.

In a letter to its membership, the ABHTA advises that the recently updated Gazette of October 1 offers exemptions to employees who previously contracted the virus, as well as to those excepted on medical or religious grounds.

The Association reminds employees that they were given a one-month grace period in which to comply with the vaccination mandate for the sector.  It says it will not wait indefinitely for them to decide whether they will be inoculated or exempted with testing.

The letter adds that the organization simply will not be able to accommodate unvaccinated/untested employees in the workplace to the detriment of other employees, or by breaking the law.

Therefore, the ABHTA says, those employees who refused, neglected, or otherwise failed to get vaccinated, or to procure an Exemption Certificate after September 30, will not be allowed to continue working.

Additionally, those in non-compliance after October 16 will be deemed to have given up their jobs and signalled that they are no longer willing to perform their employment duties, the ABHTA says.

Employees are being told that any outstanding vacation due will be processed in the usual manner. (REAL NEWS)

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14 COMMENTS

  1. HERE IT COMES AGAIN.
    This World has indeed gone mad
    I read an article which stated:
    YOU MAY AGREE THIS TIME ABOUT THE MANDATE BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME IF YOU DON’T AGREE .
    NEVER GIVE UP THAT POWER TO DECIDE WHAT SUBSTANCE GOES INTO YOUR BODY.
    IT MAY NOT HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFETIME BUT MAYBE YOUR CHILDRENS/CHILDREN’S .
    THE GOVERNMENTS STANCE WILL RIGHTFULLY BE THAT THERE WAS A PRECEDENT SET IN THE YEAR 2021

  2. I WANT FOR WORKERS IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY TO UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING CLEARLY:

    • IT WAS GASTON BROWNE WHO MANDATED that you take something into your body
    that you may not want to take.

    • IT WAS GASTON BROWNE WHO SAID THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION to be
    tested if you choose not to get vaccinated.

    • IT WAS GASTON BROWNE WHO STARTED THE PROCESS FOR YOU TO LOOSE YOUR
    JOB, IF YOU LOOSE YOUR JOB.

    Understand that clearly.

    Remember that, when Gaston Browne and his fellow politicians come to you shortly for your votes.

    I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR THIS PRESENT LABOUR PARTY.

    DOWN WITH THEM.

    • De Gaston Browne doesn’t care if he wins the next election or not. He doesn’t even care if ABLP wins the next election because he will be a multi-millionaire by then.

      When Gaston Browne can go and dine at the finest restaurants every night, some people whom he caused to lose their jobs are hungry because they said no to him.

      Gaston Browne, you are wicked, evil and heartless and a big coward too. But what goes around will come around. Old people say time longer than rope.

    • Any worker who refuses to get vaccinated is the enemy of their fellow workers. It is only the right wing trump followers who refuse the vaccine and are unconcerned about the health of their fellow workers. Everyone should support a safe workplace.

      • Well said. Those who have no medical issue which prevents vaccination, are duty bound to get vaccinated. I agree with Cleon Athill that its a civil duty to go and get vaccinated, unless you think you are Robinson Crusoe or Tarzan

        • Duty bound? I guess you are superior to God Almighty.

          I am so sorry for the electorate in St. Paul.

          Cleon Athill is the alternative? For real? Trupz.

          Guess who will win BY DEFAULT?

          • Oh stop. You clearly have no real understanding of God’s word. God, via man (he usually works though man) has provided us a solution to deal with covid. Yet watch you turn your nose on this great gift, The history books won’t be kind to persons like you. Our ancestors must be turning in their graves at your ignorance, since vaccines were used in Africa long before we were forcefully abducted. It was enslaved Africans who taught the West how to use vaccinations (eg smallpox) . Interestingly even in 1721, antivaxxers like you (white ignorant persons), tried to stymie this development.

  3. When I listen to us fight over stupid issues, I begin to realise why other countries call us ‘third world’ or ‘developing,’ when we can’t even agree on how to protect ourselves, our families, and our economy. Gaston is a snake! We all know that. But this ain’t about that criminal. It’s about all of us coming together to save our island.

  4. Good for all of you. All the T-shirt money done now. All the cell phones and ipads are old now. Sold your vote for material garbage and now you are feeling the heat. For the love of money is the root of all evil. Shut up and take your blows from the beast you created.

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