Employment Advice and COVID-19

VCCI has sought legal advice to create the attached set of Employment Guidelines related to COVID-19.

The guidelines are based on the current laws, regulations and orders in place in Vanuatu, and cover the following topics:

Can I require my employees to be vaccinated?
Can I terminate my employees if they refuse to be vaccinated?
Can I stop people from entering my business if they are not vaccinated?
If we have community transmissions, what are my responsibilities towards ‘at-risk’ employees e.g. elderly, pregnant or underlying illnesses?
What are my responsibilities towards my employees during a lockdown?
What happens if one of my employees cannot work because they have COVID-19?
What happens if one of my employees cannot work because they are isolating?