Nearly two-thirds of US companies are planning to require at least some of their workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 regardless of whether they are legally bound, according to a survey with thousands of employers.
Figures from a survey of more than 6,000 US employers show that more companies now say they intend to make vaccines mandatory than they said 8 years ago. month. More companies in the US are planning to do so compared to Europe, where vaccination rates are higher for the most part and where some governments have imposed their own mandates on individuals.
Joe Biden, president of the United States, announced this early year that all US businesses with 100 or more employees will have to order their employees to get vaccinated or test negative for the virus every week. That proposal is now keep while the court decides whether it can continue, but Manpower Group, which conducted the study, said:ompanies have started responding with it anyway.
Jonas Prizing, chief executive officer of Manpower, told the Financial Times: “Biden’s announcement has had a lot of signaling effect as it will have an impact through enforcement. It is useful for many employers who want to perform a certain task, but can then tell their workers that they must anticipate government rule. “
The Manpower survey found that 27% of US companies plan to require all workers to get dual vaccinations, another 18% plan to require everyone to get the triple vaccinations, and another 18%. intended to perform duties only for certain employees.
When Manpower asked a similar question March, it shows that only 4% of employers intend to require vaccinations. In Europe, only half of the companies surveyed said they would make any vaccine.
The survey found that larger companies are more likely to require vaccinations, while only 54% of small companies globally plan to do so. ONE separate study U.S. Census Bureau data compiled by the Economic Innovation research group last week showed that only 12% of small U.S. employers are mandating vaccines.
The figures show that the mission is an effective way to increase vaccination rates. Data released by the US government last month showed that more than 90% of its employees were fully vaccinated after performing government duties, compared with the national average of just over 60%. . However, the government also handed out tens of thousands of exemptions for its workers.
Biden has announced that the US government will require all companies with 100 or more employees to be vaccinated. But the status of that rule remains unclear, with a court having put it on hold pending a legal challenge from a group of states, companies and religious groups.
A judge could rule as soon as this week whether the detention should continue while the case continues. But lawyers increasingly doubt that the task will be carried out by the government’s stated deadline of January 4.
