Mandatory testing of the unvaccinated at work is postponed. The government has chaos in logistics – REFRESHER

The government’s regulation on the OTP regime in the workplace is accompanied by complications.

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The deteriorating epidemic situation has forced the Slovak government to tighten the measures in force in the current covid automat. Therefore, a regulation according to which the OTP regime should be mandatory in the workplace should apply from Monday, November 22. However, everything is different and the implementation of the measure is postponed for at least a week, he informs TV Awning.

In practice, this would mean that you could only come to work with vaccinations, after overcoming the disease or with a fresh negative test. It was anticipated that unvaccinated employees would have to be tested twice a week.

Source: TASR / Milan Kapusta

The regulation on the mandatory OTP regime at the workplace has currently caused complications for companies, as the wording of the decree of the Public Health Office is still missing.

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This regime was to apply in the red, burgundy and black districts, but putting the measure into practice is complicated. The state has not yet confirmed whether the tests will pay.

“The provision of logistics and other necessary processes at the level of the relevant departments is being addressed. Taking into account these facts, the Public Health Office of the Slovak Republic will not order this obligation with effect from Monday, November 22, 2021. The public will be informed about the next steps in a timely manner. “ hygienist’s spokeswoman Daša Račková informed.

The Minister of Justice, Mária Kolíková, stated that negotiations are currently underway at the government level, the aim of which is to fine-tune the logistics of the OTP regime at the workplace. “The adopted government resolution on covid automatata is not the government resolution necessary to condition the entry of employees into the workplace,“The minister stated.

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Source: tvnoviny.skPreview image: TASR / Milan Kapusta

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