Please follow the steps below.

When following these steps, please ensure you send all correspondence from your personal email or at least CC in your email so that you always have a record.

• Step 1 - Ask for a risk assessment

  COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Member Support - Stage 1

  It is important that each PCBU (ie your  classroom/ section of your workplace) has completed a thorough risk assessment regarding the risk of contracting COVID-19. A failure to do this would likely be a breach of their workplace health and safety requirements.

  It is critical that you perform the following step ASAP, if you have concerns. Please send your Line Manager an email that is similar to the following:

  "Hi [your line manager's name],

  I understand that it has been made mandatory at [insert organisation name] for staff to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccine status.

  I would like to clarify that I am ready, willing, and able to work in my role and will remain so into the future.

  Could you please provide me with a copy of your COVID-19 vaccination risk assessment for my [ward or usual area of work]?

  Considering the impending deadline, I would appreciate receiving the risk assessment as soon as possible. I am trying to comply with the employer's hurried deadline and would like to meaningfully engage with this issue.

  Kind regards,

  [name]"

  Please note, it is critical that you do not stray too far from the pre-drafted email above. 

  If you do not receive a response from your manager in 1 day, please proceed to the next step.

  If you believe the risk assessment received needs analysis, can you please forward this to hotline@redunion.com.au and we will endeavor to advise you on its validity ASAP.

   

• Step 2 - Further request for risk assessment

  COVID-19 MANDATORY VACCINATION MEMBER SUPPORT - STAGE 2

  Please email the following as a reply to whomever you sent your original risk assessment request email to:

  "Hi [name],

  Following on from my email earlier with regard to the requested risk assessment for the impact of COVID-19 to employees on my classroom, section, etc], specifically, risk assessing vaccination. I do not believe that I have been provided with this specific risk assessment.

  I am trying to abide by the hurried deadlines. I wasn't consulted on the risk assessment, but I would like to meaningfully engage with you as soon as possible, and certainly before the deadline.

  I look forward to working collaboratively with you and with my representative, to examine the risk assessment and its supporting data once provided. 

  Once again, I would like to reiterate that I am ready, willing, and able to work in my current role.

  Therefore, I request once again that a risk assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on my [area of work].

  Kind regards,

  [Your name]."

  Once again, it is crucial that you do not deviate substantially from the provided email above.

• Step 3 - Risk Assessment Denied, Received (but doesn't mention vaccine) or Ignored

  Send your employer a letter requesting consultation - the 'Step 3 Risk Assessment Letter'. This letter will be available to you on your membership dashboard (members only).

  If you have not already become a member, you can join here.