❓ Hon Ben Dawkins asked if WA Health contracts gag nurses from mentioning COVID-19 vaccine adverse events. The Minister for Health responded that standardised contracts do not contain such clauses.
AnsweredQoN 1396Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS —
NURSES — EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
1396. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Health:
I refer to nurses returning to the
workforce post COVID-19.
(1) Have any
nurses returning to work with WA Health been asked to sign a contract with a clause
gagging them from mentioning adverse events that may have been caused by the
COVID-19 vaccine?
(2) If yes to (1), how many
contracts with clauses to this effect have been issued and for which hospitals?
NURSES — EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
1396. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Health:
I refer to nurses returning to the
workforce post COVID-19.
(1) Have any
nurses returning to work with WA Health been asked to sign a contract with a clause
gagging them from mentioning adverse events that may have been caused by the
COVID-19 vaccine?
(2) If yes to (1), how many
contracts with clauses to this effect have been issued and for which hospitals?
AnswerView source ↗
(1) Employment
contracts issued by health support services on behalf of health service
providers are standardised employment contracts. There is no clause within the
standardised employment contract gagging nurses from mentioning adverse events
that may have been caused by the COVID vaccine.
(2) Not applicable.
contracts issued by health support services on behalf of health service
providers are standardised employment contracts. There is no clause within the
standardised employment contract gagging nurses from mentioning adverse events
that may have been caused by the COVID vaccine.
(2) Not applicable.
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