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Pressure grows on UK ministers to outlaw no jab, no jab policies
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Pressure grows on UK ministers to outlaw no jab, no jab policies

Pressure is mounting on ministers to outlaw no jab, no job policies being implemented by companies, amid warnings firms could be hit by a wave of legal action due to claims of discrimination. After major US businesses including Google and Facebook announced plans to only allow fully vaccinated staff to set foot in their offices due to the spread of the Delta variant already rampant in the UK, senior government figures on this side of the Atlantic appeared relaxed about other businesses following suit. The move was welcomed by the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, who called it a good idea and said the reality was that some firms would require employees to be fully vaccinated though he added legislation would not be passed to make it mandatory. But advice from the Chartered Institute o...