United Airlines personnel who are granted religious exemptions for the company’s COVID-19 vaccination warrant will be on unpaid temporary leave from October 2, the airline said in a note.
Leading the news: United last month became the first major U.S. airline to establish a vaccine mandate for employees and acknowledged that it would consider exemptions for religious, personal, or medical exemptions.
Details: The unpaid leave rule applies to all employees who receive an exemption, regardless of their role in the company, according to the excerpt. It is in effect until “specific safety measures are instituted for unvaccinated employees,” the airline wrote.
- Employees who have been denied exemption applications must receive the first dose of vaccine before September 27th.
What they say: “[We] we can no longer allow unvaccinated people to return to the workplace until we better understand how they can interact with our vaccinated clients and co-workers, ”states the note, first obtained by CNBC.