Chandos to require employees to be fully vaccinated
Chandos Construction is the latest national construction company to require its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The decision follows similar announcements made recently by PCL and EllisDon, and reflects the company’s commitment to protect employees, partners, customers and communities.
"Over the past 18 months, Chandos, in partnership with trades and clients, has worked hard to implement the most effective preventative measures against COVID-19," says chief operating officer Sean Penn. "Vaccines now represent the best tool we have to help reduce the spread of the virus. It's our duty to protect the health of not only our team members but of all those we serve including customers and trade partners. We proudly stand alongside PCL Construction and EllisDon in establishing this early mandate for our industry."
The vaccine requirement will be effective November 15, 2021. Exemptions may be granted, according to medical and human rights grounds. Chandos will also require that employees and partners continue to follow local, provincial, and national guidelines for safety at all its locations, including physical distancing and masking protocols.
"We've taken a leadership role from the beginning of the pandemic by mandating masks at all of our locations - even before governments made that decision," says Tim Coldwell, president, Chandos. "We join the call put out by EllisDon and PCL, and we urge the entire industry to follow suit and do the right thing. Make vaccines mandatory. For everyone's safety."
Chandos employs more than 500 people across its various sites and its offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Ottawa, Red Deer, Toronto and Vancouver.
Featured image: Chandos Construction employees wear masks during a site walk-through. (CNW Group/Chandos Construction Ltd.)