Dury expressed his view that the mandatory introduction of the 3G system at the work place, which only lasted about two weeks, failed to bring about the desired effect, namely an increase of the country’s vaccination rate. He further lamented that it cost a lot of effort to implement the measure.
Nevertheless, Dury acknowledged that the current situation is now easier to handle as businesses can decide whether to follow 3G or not: “I believe it is the right thing to leave the choice to employers who actually work in the field.” Unions, social partners, and government officials reached an agreement about this system at the beginning of the month, and a respective contract was thus signed last Friday.
Dury also talked about businesses’ problems caused by Omicron-related absences. He explained that there were certain moments of difficulty in the past two months, but that the situation is looking better now.
When asked about the partial and sectorial vaccine mandates, the LCGB president expressed his support: “The facts clearly support the proposed mandates.” He believes it is an appropriate if not the only tool to help the country prevail over the ongoing crisis.
People’s decrease in purchasing power is also an increasing cause for concern. Dury noted that the high energy and petrol prices are equally worrying, which is why LCGB proposed to limit maximum prices, among other measures. Unfortunately, the government has not taken any of the union recommendations into consideration, concluded Dury.
