As previously discussed, there are several
considerations Dutch employers need to keep in mind if they want to
scan the QR code on their employees' CoronaCheck app. This
discussion is now in full swing and CEOs of a number of
multinationals have joined the fray.
Dutch State Secretary Dennis Wiersma of the Ministry of Social
Affairs and Employment ('SZW') has answered questions in parliament about using
the app (in Dutch only). According to the Ministry of SZW,
employers may not at present require their employees to show a
Covid pass to gain access to their physical workplace, because
employees are exempt from the obligation to show a Covid pass.
At the same time, the Ministry of SZW seems to be leaving the
door slightly ajar; Wiersma has reiterated that employers may ask
their employees for their vaccination status if there is proper
cause to do so. One proper cause might be where there are no
alternatives to creating a healthy and safe working environment.
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