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Mass. Police Must Reinstate 7 Who Refused to be Vaccinated, Arbitrator Says

Massachusetts State Police must reinstate seven troopers who refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19, an independent arbitrator has ruled. The troopers have been on unpaid leave, but the arbitrator`s decision means they can return to work with retroactive pay if …

Canada’s Insurers and Banks Rethink Return-to-Office Plans Amid Omicron Concerns

Canada’s top health official Theresa Tam has warned that COVID-19 cases in the country could jump in coming days, due to community spread of the Omicron variant. Concerns over the highly transmissible variant have spooked investors around the world and …

More Canadian Businesses to Introduce Vaccine Mandates for Employees: Minister

More Canadian businesses will introduce COVID-19 vaccine mandates for their employees to safely return to the office amidst a growing fourth wave, the minister in charge of procuring inoculations said in an interview. Canada’s five biggest banks last week said …

Canada’s Five Biggest Banks to Require Their Employees to Be Fully Vaccinated

TORONTO – Canada’s five biggest banks are mandating that employees working from their offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 this fall, taking a firmer stance than some of their U.S. counterparts and some other Canadian companies. Royal Bank of …