There are already thousands of workers compensation claims going through due to catching covid at work, including deaths. Projections of cost are already in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Employers are of course legally obliged to provide a safe work place and they know insurance premiums will rise, or even worse they may not be able to buy cover without a mandate. They'd be fools not to do what they can to protect themselves.
Qantas obviously has looked at workers comp as an issue, it's big bucks, but because of the nature of the business, they must give their passengers whatever confidence they can to get onto an aircraft and know the vast majority of the staff and passengers are vaccinated. It's not perfect , but it's the best protection available.
Like it or not, the world and as a consequence, the work environment has changed due to covid.
Job or no job. Travel by aircraft or not.
I'm not even sure why the thread is still running, it's like arguing over a referee's decision in last season's footy finals.
The deadline has passed, those walking the walk will presumably have been given their show cause and or stood down.