COVID-19 Vaccination in Myanmar: Key Considerations for Employers & Employees

Top 4 questions within 20 minutes to keep up to date with the latest COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Myanmar and key considerations for employers and employees.

With COVID-19 vaccination drives at the early rollout stage across Southeast Asia, we take this opportunity to look more closely at some of the main questions, concerns and legal issues on the minds of employers and employees during these uncertain times in this video series.

Today, in the sixth in a series of on-demand videos, our employment and labor experts, Marion Carles Salmon (Head of Regional Employment and Labor Practice, Regional Senior Legal Adviser) and Nar Wah (Senior Legal Adviser) outline the rights and obligations of employers and employees when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination in Myanmar. Our experts discuss the country vaccination program and any relevant rules and compliance issues to take note of.

Recording Date: 12 May 2021

Top 4 Questions Discussed:

1. Can an employer require its employees to be vaccinated?
2. Can employers refuse to hire applicants that have not yet been vaccinated and/or do not wish to be vaccinated?
3. Is information concerning an employee’s vaccination considered “health information” or “personal data” under a data protection law? What are the legal requirements applicable to collecting, processing and transferring information relating to the employee’s vaccination status? Can an employer require employee’s personal information about vaccination?
4. Can employers terminate employees who refuse to be vaccinated?

For Those Who Wish to Dive Deeper:

First Episode – COVID-19 Vaccination in Bangladesh: Key Considerations for Employers & Employees: https://www.dfdl.com/resources/videos/covid-19-vaccination-in-bangladesh-key-considerations-for-employers-employees/

Second Episode – COVID-19 Vaccination in Cambodia: Key Considerations for Employers & Employees: https://www.dfdl.com/resources/videos/covid-19-vaccination-in-cambodia-key-considerations-for-employers-employees/

Third Episode – COVID-19 Vaccination in Indonesia: Key Considerations for Employers & Employees: https://www.dfdl.com/resources/videos/covid-19-vaccination-in-indonesia-key-considerations-for-employers-employees/

Fourth Episode – COVID-19 Vaccination in the Lao PDR: Key Considerations for Employers & Employees: https://www.dfdl.com/resources/videos/covid-19-vaccination-in-the-lao-pdr-key-considerations-for-employers-employees/

Fifth Episode – COVID-19 Vaccination in the Philippines: Key Considerations for Employers & Employees: https://www.dfdl.com/resources/videos/covid-19-vaccination-in-the-philippines-key-considerations-for-employers-employees/

Seventh Episode – COVID-19 Vaccination in Thailand: Key Considerations for Employers & Employees: https://www.dfdl.com/resources/videos/covid-19-vaccination-in-thailand-key-considerations-for-employers-employees/

Eighth Episode – COVID-19 Vaccination in Vietnam: Key Considerations for Employers & Employees: https://www.dfdl.com/resources/videos/covid-19-vaccination-in-vietnam-key-considerations-for-employers-employees/

Key Considerations & Issues on COVID-19 Vaccine Rollouts Across Southeast Asia – Top 10 Q&A

Don’t miss out on this timely, topical, easy-to-read and informative FAQ on COVID-19 vaccination issues from an employment and labor perspective so that you can form a clear view on what your rights are in your country: https://www.dfdl.com/resources/covid-19-hub/key-considerations-issues-on-covid-19-vaccine-rollouts-across-southeast-asia-top-10-qa/