Qantas to mandate vaccines for frontline staff by November
By Nick Bonyhady
Qantas has announced it will require its frontline staff to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus by November,
joining SPC as the second major Australian company to commit to the move.
In a statement, the company said its decision to mandate had been backed by a staff survey showing an overwhelming majority of its workforce either were vaccinated or planned to be and many supported mandatory jabs.
“One crew member can fly into multiple cities and come into contact with thousands of people in a single day,” said Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce.
“Making sure they are vaccinated given the potential of this virus to spread is so important and I think it’s the kind of safety leadership people would expect from us.”