Seven out of 10 HR directors now require applicants for jobs to be fully vaccinated according to new data.
This survey of HR directors by online recruitment company Indeed Flex, found the number of job ads requiring workers to be vaccinated has more than doubled over the past month.
The survey found that jobs in care, nursing cleaning and hospitality are most likely to have vaccination requirements.
These finding suggest vaccination has become a high priority for those in charge of recruitment and a prerequisite for an increasing number of jobs.
These survey also found this may be an issue for staff returning to office work. It found 73 per cent of HR directors said a worker’s vaccination status would have an impact on their return to the workplace, with a third of those polled (33 per cent) saying only vaccinated staff would go back.
Only 15 per cent of HR directors said vaccination status would have no bearing on their decision to return a staff member to the workplace or not.
Meanwhile a separate survey of employees found that eight out of 10 workers (81 per cent) said they felt safe in their workplace and there were sufficient Covid measures in place.
This Workplace Safety Index, surveyed employees across a number of different sectors found that the highest rating were from those working in the public sector, in offices or in education – all of whom had an average score of 8.4.
Those working in agriculture and transport and logistics did not score as highly.
This survey did not just look at Covid measures but took into account a range of health and safety issues, from the safety of buildings, use of machinery and provision of specialist protective equipment.
The survey, by law firm The Compensation Experts, found an increase in the number of employees saying they felt safe at work compared to pre-pandemic, suggesting these issues are higher up the corporate agenda, with many firms now taking steps to communicate to workers safety measures that have been put in place.
