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Moray & Agnew to require boosters
National law firm Moray & Agnew had updated its workplace policy for COVID-19 vaccinations, prescribing that all staff and visitors to the office must have received a booster shot, in addition to two doses of an approved vaccine.
Jerome Doraisamy
In October of last year, Moray & Agnew introduced a mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccination policy, anyone who attends a firm workplace (including any social events) would have to be double-vaccinated against coronavirus.
In a staff-wide email, the firm wrote that it has considered the surge of COVID-19 cases with the transmission of Omicron in the wider community, as well as feedback from a staff survey, in extrapolating that booster shots will now be required.
“We are conscious of the priority we must give to our staff, workplace health and safety, the impact of public health orders, the nature of the work we undertake in the courts, with witnesses, the general public, clients, and external service providers,” the firm wrote.
“Under the updated policy, which will be effective 1 March 2022, to be considered fully vaccinated, or as it is now called, ‘an up-to-date vaccination status against COVID-19’, and compliant with our policy, you will need to have received a booster within three months of your eligibility to do so.”
Accordingly, the firm noted, “you should calculate when you are eligible for the currently recommended third dose and schedule that dose within three months of your eligibility date”.
Proof of booster vaccination status will have to be sighted by a member of the firm’s people and development team and/or an office manager. Moreover, masks are once again mandatory in some of the firm’s offices.
Exemptions to the policy are to be “reviewed on a case-by-case basis”.
As was the case with the policy unveiled late last year, the direction applies to all partners, staff, contractors, visitors and guests to the office.
Speaking to Lawyers Weekly, Moray & Agnew national managing partner Geoff Connellan (pictured) said: “Our updated COVID-19 vaccination policy continues the management of our COVID-19 response based upon the latest health advice and reflecting our desire to provide a safe place for our teams to work and for our clients to visit.
“We will continue to monitor developments in the pandemic and review our policies accordingly.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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