COVID vaccination: electronics manufacturer segregates workforce in canteen
An electronics manufacturer is segregating its employees in the canteen according to whether they have been jabbed against COVID-19, in a bid to help curb the spread of the virus.
A photo sent to Times of Malta, allegedly put up at Methode Electronics Malta Ltd, instructs unvaccinated employees to keep to the canteen’s “upper area”.
Vaccinated people are, meanwhile, allowed only in the “lower area of the canteen”.
Asked to confirm whether the signs have been put up at the manufacturer’s premises, and to clarify on what legal basis are people being segregated, a company lawyer said employees were being split according to their vaccination status for their own safety.
“All employees have equal access to all the services offered on Methode premises, including the canteen,” she said.
"A risk assessment was carried out to determine how best to offer a safe canteen environment to unmasked employees and it was determined, in the light of scientific data, that it would be safer for the employees if the canteen were to have designated areas which ensure further protection.
Methode recently made headlines after reportedly sending a memo to its workers telling them to either get...