The Department of Health has recently issued updated guidance on:
- Evidence requirements where an employee experiences an adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) and the cap on paid special leave available to an employee.
Please refer to: What leave can I take if I experience an adverse event after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine? for further details.
- Change in advice for higher risk employees who should be redeployed from areas where patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 are being treated. Please refer to the coronavirus employee website- Higher Risk employees page for further details.
Approved by Karen Lowe