South Australia's industrial relations court has thrown out a bid by a nurse to continue working while not being vaccinated against COVID-19. The number of new cases in the state fell after a surge over the past few days.
The South Australian Employment Tribunal action brought by nurse Joanne Teague claimed her employer — the state government — changed her terms of employment unlawfully, causing an industrial dispute that could be heard by the court.
Ms Teague, who worked at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, was informed of the vaccination requirement on October 7 last year but refused to get vaccinated by November 1.She filed a notice of an industrial dispute on November 24. SA Health, through the Crown Solicitor's Office, said it did not alter the terms and conditions of her employment since it was just following a direction under the state's Emergency Management Act.
"The respondent [SA Health] is doing no more than respecting and applying the law, in the form of the Emergency Management Act direction," he said."The applicant's grievance is the result of the application of SA law to her personal choice of not accepting a TGA [Therapeutic Goods Administration] approved vaccine.
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