CHICAGO, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Delta Air Strains DAL.N advised unvaccinated staff on Wednesday they should pay an extra $200 per 30 days for his or her company-sponsored healthcare plan.
In a employees memo, Chief Govt Ed Bastian mentioned the month-to-month surcharge would take impact on Nov. 1.
Including a surcharge to medical insurance contributions is the newest tactic being utilized by employers to guard their operations from the extremely contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.
Plenty of U.S. firms, together with Delta competitor United Airways UAL.O, have mandated pictures for his or her staff. President Joe Biden has additionally endorsed firms and native governments urgent extra individuals to get vaccinated.
Within the memo, Bastian mentioned the surcharge is critical to handle the monetary danger the Atlanta-based airline faces from the choice to not vaccinate. The common hospital keep for COVID-19 has price the corporate $50,000 per particular person, he mentioned.
(Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh; enhancing by Jonathan Oatis)
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