City of Windsor staff who remain unvaccinated will be fired.
The City of Windsor has announced municipal employees who have not provided proof of vaccination or who have not been granted a medical or human rights accommodation will be terminated by January 4.
Staff have until that date to provide proof of a first COVID-19 vaccination, and until February 1 to provide proof of a second shot.
"Administration is committed to working with all of our staff to ensure a safe and healthy workplace,” said Jason Reynar, Chief Administrative Officer. “At the same time, we have a responsibility to plan for staffing each department’s needs, going forward. It is our hope that we can welcome back those impacted individuals as soon as possible, but operational requirements will force us to fill vacancies to ensure that we can deliver the high-quality public services that Windsor residents and businesses expect.”
Currently, about seven per cent or around 200 staff remain unvaccinated or undeclared. Those employees were suspended without pay as of November 15.
Transit Windsor has already had to adjust its schedule due to a number of staff suspensions for non-compliance with the vaccination policy.
