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Paying staff to get vaccinated? City may be set for a collision course with Wall Street

Paying US staff to get jabbed, but not those in London, could draw complaints from City workers, lawyers warn

A number of firms across financial services and other sectors have begun incentivising employees to get jabbed against Covid-19
A number of firms across financial services and other sectors have begun incentivising employees to get jabbed against Covid-19 Photo: Getty Images

City staff could be set to collide with their Wall Street peers over the contentious issue of companies paying workers to get vaccinated.

Keen to see staff return to work in person, a number of firms in the US across financial services and other sectors have begun incentivising employees to get jabbed against Covid-19 — a trend that has not yet been mirrored in the UK.

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