Southwest: We won't put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave
ABC News
Southwest Airlines is backing away from a plan to put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave
DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines will let unvaccinated employees keep working past early December instead of putting them on unpaid leave if they apply for an exemption on medical or religious grounds.
Federal contractors — including major U.S. airlines – face a Dec. 8 deadline to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King said Tuesday that employees must submit proof that they got the shots, or file a request for an exemption from vaccination, by Nov. 24. Employees whose requests have not been processed or approved by Dec. 8 will be allowed to keep working, she said.
The company backtracked from a previous position that employees who had not been vaccinated or received an exemption would be put on unpaid leave.
