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THE Coronavirus vaccines they can also do in the company. After a long confrontation between trade unions, government and companies, an agreement was finally reached and the rules for administration were established. A step forward in the national vaccination campaign, to strengthen the battle against Covid-19 for which they are already underway law enforcement and security measures.
How will it work? Adherence to vaccines in the company will be on a voluntary basis by both the workers and the companies themselves. Therefore, a vaccination obligation has not been established, as happened for health workers. Companies, regardless of size or number of employees, will be able to apply, while vaccines will be offered to employees regardless of the type of contract. Companies that have a licensed doctor available will have to set up vaccination centers within its own structures. Alternatively, they can rely on private health facilities or the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (Inail).
The costs of vaccine supplies will be borne by the state, as will i administration devices (needles and syringes), information and registration material. On the other hand, the doctors, nurses and vaccination staff will be the responsibility of the companies. If the vaccination takes place during working hours, the time taken for the procedure will be considered as time for productive activity. This means that workers will not be required to recover it and it will in no way be deducted from wages.
Furthermore, the update of the protocol with the anti-contagion rules for the fight against and containment of Covid-19 that employees and employers must respect. Among the most important changes is the inclusion of a rule that requires activities to be suspended in the event of non-implementation of the protocol, until the security conditions are restored. The rules for reintegration into work were then specified after having results positive for Coronavirus.
The employee can be readmitted after having made a antigenic or molecular buffer, resulting negative, twenty days after discovering the positivity. Finally, the protocol urges companies to encourage smart working for all those activities that can be carried out at home.
