Southwest Airlines rolls out new Covid-19 vaccine incentives for staff. lesliejosephs has the details.
A traveler wearing a protective mask speaks with an attendant at the Southwest Airlines check-in area at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.on Wednesday introduced new incentives to get staff vaccinated against Covid-19, following similar policies that other carriers rolled out earlier this year.
The Dallas-based carrier said it will offer extra pay to staff who show proof of full vaccination by mid-November, according to a company memo, which was reviewed by CNBC. Employees who upload their vaccination cards to the company by the end of Nov. 15 will get 16 hours of pay, though flight attendants and pilots will receive pay for 13 trip segments, the company said.President Joe Biden announced last week to increase Covid-19 vaccinations. However, Southwest last week said it was "prepared to move toward compliance" with the forthcoming rules.
"If you have not been vaccinated and choose to do so, this timeline gives you enough time to receive both rounds of a two-series vaccine or the single-dose vaccine," Southwest wrote to staff. Southwest will also restrict quarantine pay protections for Covid infections to staff who have been vaccinated, effective Nov. 16. Those unvaccinated employees can still use their own sick time, however.
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