How to craft a simple but strong vaccine policy for your workplace, according to HR consultants, a medical doctor, and business owners
Summary List Placement Jason Berry believes it's his responsibility to ensure as many of his 320 employees as possible are vaccinated against Covid-19.
"We don't feel it's our place to tell people what to do with their bodies, so we've decided to make it highly recommended and financially beneficial to them, but we stopped short of mandating it," he said.
The company he cofounded, Knead Hospitality and Design , owns and operates six restaurants in Washington, D.C., and Maryland. Restaurant workers tend to be young, Berry said, and most don't have health insurance, even though it's offered to them.
If employees choose to get the vaccine once it becomes available, the company will provide one of two benefits. Hourly employees will receive four hours of pay and salaried employees get one day of paid time off, so they don't have to worry about missing work to get the shot.
As long as you employ people, whether you have two employees or 2,000, crafting a simple and straightforward vaccine policy will be an...
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