HR surveys reveal a high level of confusion amongst employers around their employee’s COVID-19 vaccination status and how to protect the health and safety of workers.
According to Mark Shaw, CEO of Tento Applied Sciences said a recent Gartner HR survey revealed that nearly half large global organisations will not track the vaccination status of their employees, with less than eight percent requiring staff to show proof of vaccination. While a nationwide survey in Ireland this month showed that well over half of Irish employers want the right to ask their staff if they have received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Shaw said: “One of the biggest challenges organisations face now, and in the future, is ensuring the safety of their staff and customers during the present pandemic and those to come. Most organisations plan to reopen with social distancing and mask-wearing protocols in place, but it is clear to us that they will also need, as part of their overall strategy, a secure, confidential platform for managing the exchange of verified digital health documents between employers, staff, and customers.
“As an employer, making the right choices about your health and safety policies minimises business risk, guarantees a safer working environment, and also communicate your values as a responsible organisation. In addition, to help accelerate the return to work across many business sectors, including business travel, it is imperative that employers safely manage their employees’ workplace access.”
He said that platforms such as Tento Link let organisations confidentially coordinate the management of their people and visitors using their vaccination or testing certificates and other documents. Medical apps such as Tento Wallet let people take control of their health data in this partnership with their organisation and share it securely and anonymously with whomever they wish, such as employers, airlines, entertainment venues, and other establishments ensuring an environment of mutual trust and freedom.
“Giving individuals the freedom to access their vaccination and other health and personal documents and certificates in a simple, highly secure, digitised manner is the first step to clear and effective health and safety in the workplace. The second step is granting businesses access to the fully anonymised data that they need to safely manage their workforces to ensure a safe and efficient return to work and for all”, Shaw said.
