{"id":62253,"date":"2021-10-21T13:46:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T03:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=62253"},"modified":"2021-10-21T13:46:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T03:16:22","slug":"coles-and-woolies-have-issued-their-covid-vaccine-rules-for-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/coles-and-woolies-have-issued-their-covid-vaccine-rules-for-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Coles And Woolies Have Issued Their COVID Vaccine Rules For Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia\u2019s two big supermarkets have released their COVID-19 vaccination rules for staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/fiveaa-sports-show-with-rowey-bicks\/roweys-sports-show-podcast-20-october-2021\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rowey's Sports Show Podcast - 20 October 2021\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Woolworths has issued a blanket mandate for all staff in all states \u2013 except those with a valid exemption \u2013 to get vaccinated in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a statement from Woolworths, it is aiming to see all staff in ACT, NSW, NT, Victoria and WA vaccinated by January 31 2022 \u2013 while staff in the other states, including SA, should be vaccinated by and March 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile Coles is mandating that all staff in NSW, ACT and Victoria are vaccinated, while local regulations mean staff in NT and WA will also have to be vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to 7NEWS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Coles says its workers in Victoria will need to be fully vaccinated by November 26, NSW and ACT by December 17, the Northern Territory by December 25 and WA by January 31.<\/p><p>Coles says it will continue to work with health authorities and team members to strongly encourage the uptake of vaccination in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania, where vaccination is not currently required as a condition of work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/david-and-will\/david-and-will-podcast-21-october-2021\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"David and Will podcast - 21 October 2021\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>FIVEAA FAECBOOK LIVE STREAM &#8211; THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER &#8211; WATCH HERE:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F1395FIVEAA%2Fvideos%2F219377466812606%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s two big supermarkets have released their COVID-19 vaccination rules for staff. 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