Any employee working directly for the BC Public Service needs to be vaccinated by November 22

The BC Public Service Agency says it has finalized its policy regarding proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all direct government employees.

The policy requires any employee working for the BC Public Service, whether at home or in the office, to be fully vaccinated by November 22nd.

Guidelines have also been updated to require contractors and others using employee-only areas of indoor public-service workplaces to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 13, although this order does not apply to members of the public using those same spaces.

The agency says employees with just one COVID-19 shot may be offered alternative work arrangements but must be fully vaccinated within 35 days of their first dose, and workers not fully vaccinated within that timeline will be placed on unpaid leave, while employees who remain unvaccinated after three months may be terminated.