Rostrud clarified the legality of suspension from work due to refusal to be vaccinated

The suspension of citizens from work due to refusal to be vaccinated against covid-19 may be legal, Rostrud explained, according to the TELEGRAM channel of the operational headquarters for combating infection.

According to the department, the Labor Code provides for the removal of an employee from performing work duties if he violated not only the code or federal laws, but also other regulatory legal acts.

“One of these cases is a violation of the provisions of federal law No. 157-FZ “On the immunoprophylaxis of infectious diseases.” it states that the lack of preventive vaccinations entails the refusal to hire or the removal of citizens from work, the performance of which is associated with a high risk of contracting infectious diseases, ”the Rostrud comments.

They also explained that in case of a threat of the spread of dangerous infectious diseases, the sanitary authorities can make decisions on preventive vaccinations for citizens or certain groups of citizens.

This was also confirmed last week by the head of the Ministry of Labor Anton Kotyakov. He argued that an employee who was not vaccinated against the CORONAVIRUS could be removed if the region had a decision by the chief sanitary DOCTOR on mandatory vaccination. At the same time, he stressed that the suspension of an employee will be valid for the period for which vaccination is introduced. 

Now more than ten regions have already made a decision on mandatory vaccination of certain groups of citizens, including Moscow, Moscow, Leningrad, Sakhalin, Kemerovo regions and others. Basically, employees of public catering, multifunctional centers, education, healthcare, housing and communal services, public transport, trade and other areas are subject to mandatory vaccination. Some regions limited themselves to mandatory vaccination of civil servants.