S08E04 - HR Rescue: How to Address COVID-19 Vaccination Conflicts in the Workplace

COVID-19's impact on the workplace isn't over yet. As vaccines are made more widely available, employers are faced with new considerations and concerns, including how employees' differing opinions on the coronavirus vaccine could result in conflicts in the workplace. Regardless of your organization's policy on COVID-19 vaccinations, it is time to put a communication plan in place to address concerns and conflicts that may arise surrounding this controversial topic. Don't wait until a problem arises to help supervisors and managers learn to recognize and deal with situations that are not only disruptive, but also pose significant compliance risk to the organization. Preparing now is the key to minimizing the potential for conflicts in the future. In this week’s episode we share steps an employer can take to prepare for and respond to vaccine-related employee conflict. Thank you for listening to our podcast. We will continue to keep you updated on the changing landscape of Human Resources and address any topic area you wish to learn more about regarding HR and HR Compliance. Please leave a comment below as we value your feedback or if you have an HR question ask and we just might make your question our next episode! Follow HR Shield Online Here: YouTube: https://youtube.com/TheHRShield Instagram: https://instagram.com/HRShield Facebook: https://facebook.com/HRShield Twitter: https://twitter.com/HR_Shield Podcast: https://hrrescue.libsyn.com Website: https://HR-Shield.com Store: https://HR-Rescue.com Enable our Alexa Skill!!! About HR Shield Do you own a small business? Are you considering starting a business? Does hiring an HR professional not fit your budget and current cash flow? Whether you are a newly certified HR professional, business owner, office manager, student or a general curious person HR Shield are certified HR specialists that provide quick, accurate and simple answers to common HR and business questions.  Our mission at HR Shield is to impact those small and midsize companies that don’t yet understand the value or can’t yet afford to hire a full-time certified HR professional. Our goal is to educate the small business owner and help them understand the importance and impact an HR professional can have on their company and one day hire a full time certified professional. In addition to working with the small to mid-size business owner we provide a full white label HR portal and HR hotline for payroll companies, PEOs and staffing companies and support their small business owner clients.