Qantas mandates full Covid-19 vaccination for all its employees

Frontline staff must be inoculated by 15 November, with remainder of staff given until 31 March

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Qantas will require all of its employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, as debate about mandatory vaccination in Australian workplaces intensifies.

By 15 November, all frontline employees, including cabin crew, pilots and airport workers, will need to be fully vaccinated. All remaining employees will have until 31 March 2022 to get vaccinated.