The Harju County Court ruled on Friday that Tallinn Emergency Response (Tallinna Kiirabi) did not have the right to terminate the employment of 14 employees who refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and ordered it to pay the employees compensation, the law firm representing the plaintiffs said.
A court on Wednesday found that two Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) employees were illegally dismissed after declining to get fully vaccinated against Covid.
Lawyer Jaanika Reilik-Bakhoff describes recent Supreme Court decisions regarding complaints by former Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) members as crucial in terms of overruling lower courts' dismissal of claims.