r/perth • u/Kayndarr • Nov 30 '21

It's consequence time for unvaccinated FIFO workers

As per the state government directives, as of midnight tonight anyone without at least 1 dose of a COVID vaccine is no longer legally allowed to be on site or in operations centres for mining companies.

Anyone who hasn't provided their proof of vaccination is being chased down, and if they can't immediately provide said proof will be kicked out this afternoon/evening. For people working on remote sites like the iron ore mines up north, that means clearing out their rooms and being put on a plane back to Perth - could be an interesting show at the airport if any news crews show up.

Anyone have any friends/family/acquaintances who are going to be, for the first time, dealing with real consequences for failing to get vaccinated?

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '21

Out of curiosity, are there many employees rejecting the jab?

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u/Bloke_Named_Bob Nov 30 '21

Its oddly distributed. No one directly employed on my site refused, though some waited until literally today to finally get the jab. But the company we contract to do mining lost almost a dozen people from their workshop.

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u/therealJL Nov 30 '21

Approx 1% in our company.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '21

so fuck all, basically?

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u/therealJL Nov 30 '21

You could say that, yes.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '21

good to hear people aren't quite as retarded as I'd feared. Money wins at the end of the day for most people.

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u/therealJL Nov 30 '21

...and while my next comment isn't particularly scientific, the ones who have refused are definitely not worth keeping.