They were fired for violating his health policy and went to the office
The American television network CNN informed its staff on Thursday that three employees were fired because they violated his health policy and went to the office to work, although they had not been vaccinated against covid-19, US media reported.
In an internal memo sent to CNN staff, which leaked to several US media outlets, the president of the television network, Jeff Zucker, explained that the three employees showed up at the office last week without being vaccinated against covid-19. . All three were “fired” .
“Let me be clear: we have adopted a policy of zero tolerance on the issue, ” Zucker said in the memo. “You have to be vaccinated to get to the office. And you have to be vaccinated to work in reporting with other employees, whether you enter the offices or not. “Dot,” he added.
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So far, CNN has pursued a policy based on trust, asking its employees to be vaccinated against covid-19 without asking for proof. But that may change in the future, Zaker warned.
In May, the U.S. federal government said employers could legally require physically active employees to be vaccinated.
Major internet companies such as Facebook , Google and Microsoft have announced that their employees will need to be vaccinated before returning to their offices.
Zucker also noted that the return to work with physical presence, which was originally scheduled for September 7 , is postponed to later, in October. At the moment, about one third of the editors of the television network work with a physical presence, on a voluntary basis, he clarified.
