SHOULD workers in care homes face the sack if they refuse to have a Covid-19 vaccinations?

That difficult issue is the subject of the story that leads off our round-up of the week’s top business news.

The government is making vaccinations a requirement for anyone aged 18 and over who works in the care home industry unless they have a medical exemption.

If a significant number of workers lose their jobs, the effect could be felt in the health system as well as in the care sector, because patients are often discharged into care homes.

This was just one of the contentious stories in a busy week of business news.

Listen to the clip below to hear business editor Darren Slade take you through the week’s key developments.

 

 

And to read the stories in full, click on the following links:

Care homes say they will be forced to sack staff under 'no jab, no job' policy

Dorset employers among business named for failing to pay minimum wage

Women leaving jobs because of lack of support in menopause, Dorset Chamber hears

Peeks Party Store staff won employment tribunal claim, liquidator's report shows

50 jobs in Bournemouth after Carwow buys Wizzle

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