Former Sterling Homes Edmonton new homes sales assistant Kayla Rock was terminated for failing to provide her employer with proof of vaccination after she returned from maternity leave. .“My only thoughts were, if I get fired, I will not leave quietly,” said Rock in an interview. .“Therefore, I have chosen to speak up and bring awareness to the ongoing medical segregation that continues to affect so many past, present, and future Qualico employees daily.”.Sterling Homes Edmonton’s parent company Qualico Communities announced in 2021 it would be enacting a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all Canadian employees. At the time of receiving this information, Rock was eight months pregnant with her first child. .The vaccine mandate did not take effect until January, which was during her maternity leave. She called the policy “an extremely late overreaction that crossed the line into medical privacy overreach.”.Since the majority of provincial and federal COVID-19 restrictions had been lifted prior to her return to work date, she said she was hopeful Qualico would follow suit and scrap its vaccine mandate. The company had rescinded its mask mandate a few months ago. .When she reached out to the Qualico human resources department to inquire about the mandate, she was surprised to learn it was not ending the policy, and she faced termination upon returning from maternity leave. She said she did not want to disclose her vaccine status to protect her private medical information. .Rock was fired from her position Oct. 11. She said it was “a slap in the face to be served with a termination letter on my son's first birthday, from a company who claims to care about people.” .The former employee went on to say there will be financial hardships from being fired and a sense of grief from losing a part of her professional identity. She said she has been processing how her vaccine status means more to Qualico than the three and-a-half years she spent working for it. .She has been advocating for people who hear her story to reach out to the company to voice their thoughts and encourage it to rescind its mandate. .“The growing number of people who have been wrongfully terminated, forced to resign, or coerced into compliance, will then take the next steps forward in efforts to hold Qualico accountable for their ongoing medical segregation and shameful discrimination,” she said. .Qualico could not be reached for comment in time for publication. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Former Sterling Homes Edmonton new homes sales assistant Kayla Rock was terminated for failing to provide her employer with proof of vaccination after she returned from maternity leave. .“My only thoughts were, if I get fired, I will not leave quietly,” said Rock in an interview. .“Therefore, I have chosen to speak up and bring awareness to the ongoing medical segregation that continues to affect so many past, present, and future Qualico employees daily.”.Sterling Homes Edmonton’s parent company Qualico Communities announced in 2021 it would be enacting a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all Canadian employees. At the time of receiving this information, Rock was eight months pregnant with her first child. .The vaccine mandate did not take effect until January, which was during her maternity leave. She called the policy “an extremely late overreaction that crossed the line into medical privacy overreach.”.Since the majority of provincial and federal COVID-19 restrictions had been lifted prior to her return to work date, she said she was hopeful Qualico would follow suit and scrap its vaccine mandate. The company had rescinded its mask mandate a few months ago. .When she reached out to the Qualico human resources department to inquire about the mandate, she was surprised to learn it was not ending the policy, and she faced termination upon returning from maternity leave. She said she did not want to disclose her vaccine status to protect her private medical information. .Rock was fired from her position Oct. 11. She said it was “a slap in the face to be served with a termination letter on my son's first birthday, from a company who claims to care about people.” .The former employee went on to say there will be financial hardships from being fired and a sense of grief from losing a part of her professional identity. She said she has been processing how her vaccine status means more to Qualico than the three and-a-half years she spent working for it. .She has been advocating for people who hear her story to reach out to the company to voice their thoughts and encourage it to rescind its mandate. .“The growing number of people who have been wrongfully terminated, forced to resign, or coerced into compliance, will then take the next steps forward in efforts to hold Qualico accountable for their ongoing medical segregation and shameful discrimination,” she said. .Qualico could not be reached for comment in time for publication. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
