The National Joint Council of healthcare unions has written to the HSE expressing opposition to a proposal to exempt healthcare workers from the measure that vaccinated close contacts of a household who test positive for Covid-19 restrict their movements for five days.
The Chairperson of the National Joint Council, Tony Fitzpatrick, said the mistakes of previous derogations that allowed healthcare workers to be exempt from public health advice cannot be repeated.
Health Service Executive Chief Executive Paul Reid has said it is looking at whether a derogation could be introduced for health care staff.
Yesterday, Mr Reid warned that the latest surge in Covid-19 cases is having the highest level of impact on health services since the pandemic