Source- BBC.
Africa’s largest mobile phone company MTN has announced mandatory Covid-19 vaccines for its staff from January but it will give exemptions on “certain clearly defined grounds.
The South African Company in a statement said for those staff who are not exempted from vaccinations either through risk assessment or agreed exclusions but still refuse vaccination, MTN will not be obliged to continue their employment contract.
MTN is the biggest company yet to state it will terminate employment contracts for non-compliance by workers.
MTN has a presence in 17 African countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia.