With a clear understanding of workers' concerns on both sides of the argument, every company has a chance to maintain a tepid peace and a satisfactory level of productivity. (Photo: RedhoodStudios/Shutterstock.com)
There are hot button issues and then there are uranium-charged political footballs. And at the moment, there is no more nuclear topic than COVID vaccinations and, of course, the right to forego them. Although Corporate America always prefers to steer clear of these affairs, in this case it has no choice.
The growing politicization of vaccinations – which has expanded to include the recent "mandate" from Joe Biden's White House – has put companies at the center of a squabble that can't be won, and in which business itself is most likely to come out the biggest loser. But with a clear understanding of workers' concerns on both sides of the argument, and with a full view of the options available to them, every company has a chance to maintain a tepid peace and a satisfactory level of productivity.
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