No employment agreement includes everything you may be required to do in the scope of your work. Every possible eventuality.
Most employment agreements usually say something like the employee will "follow any lawful and reasonable direction of the employer".
A flu shot would fit under this.
It is reasonable to ask this because of risks posed to other players.
Remember mining companies can require an employee to have a medical if it is reasonable for risk management on site.
Not an unusual request.
On the 'human rights' angle.
We have competing rights
1. the right of a nitwit to have a non-medical opinion they got from facebook
versus
2. The rights of others in the workplace to not be put at unnecessary risk of illness (which in a professional sport would have a serious impact on their livelihood).
Let's put it another way.
If the AFL was blase about vaccination and a player became sick from another player and this ended his career (and was preventable) - id be suing the AFL for NOT enforcing vaccination.
close thread.
Sure let’s sue everyone for not doing something