BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Sunbird Hotels and Resorts are facing backlash from the public over its decision of telling employees that they must get vaccinated.
In a memo dated May 5, 2021 and available to The Maravi Post, the hotel is saying those not vaccinated employees will not be allowed to go to work.
The company’s Chief Human Capital and Development Officer argue in the memo that unvaccinated people pose a big risk to fellow employees, guests and other clients.
“If you are not vaccinated, it means you cannot come to work. Everyone must have the first dose of vaccination by Monday, May 24, 2021.
“Beyond this date, no one will be allowed to come to work without the vaccination certificate,” reads part of the memo.
The development has attracted outburst from the general public on Sunbird’s imposing vaccines on its workers.
The Chief Human Capital and Development Officer has advised workers who cannot get vaccinated on the advice of a doctor to produce a written proof from a government authorized doctor.
Sunbird owns several hotels and resorts across the country. They include Sunbird Mount Soche, Sunbird Nkopola Lodge, Sunbird Livingstonia Beach, Sunbird Ku Chawe and Sunbird Lilongwe. The company also employs hundreds of workers.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has maintained that the vaccine is voluntary.
Malawi has vaccinated over 300,000 people since March.
Many Malawians are unwilling to take the vaccine due to lack knowledge of the actual benefits of the jab amid numerous misconceptions.
