Northland Utilities is giving employees $1K to get vaccinated. What are other N.W.T. businesses doing?

As the N.W.T. government prepares to develop a mandatory vaccine plan for government workers, CBC asked other employers how they're handling vaccinations among staff. 

Staff at Northland Utilities who get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will receive $1,000 bonuses being offered by parent company ATCO.

In a statement to CBC, ATCO Frontec president Jim Landon, who is in charge of ATCO's overall pandemic response, said the company believes vaccines are key to keeping communities and the company safe.

"The incentive is a way to thank those who have already been fully vaccinated and to encourage others to complete their vaccinations as soon as possible," Landon said.

Smaller Yellowknife businesses that spoke with CBC said they have too few employees to worry about offering incentives — many of them had fully vaccinated staff members already.

Pat Moore, the office manager for Office Compliments, said they have four staff members and everyone at the company has had their shots.

Out of concern for her staff and herself, though, Moore said she has been turning away customers who don't have their vaccines.