The Orbea job advertisement includes the following under "Requirements": "Full Covid-19 vaccination and willingness to update if necessary." The future employee, whose job center is located in Freiburg im Breisgau, is therefore not only required to have a triple corona vaccination, but also the willingness to be boosted further in the future if necessary. The work locations for the future employee are in Germany and Austria.

Currently, there is no mandatory vaccination in Germany - apart from a so-called facility-based one. The political signals in Germany are pointing in the direction that mandatory vaccination will probably not find a majority in the Bundestag. Austria already had a coronavirus vaccination requirement, but this was recently suspended until further notice.Orbea's job advertisements on the Linkedin network, which are advertised for work in Spain, do not require compulsory vaccination. When reviewing job advertisements on bike industry portals, Orbea's coronavirus vaccination requirement has so far been unique in the bike industry.

Ride asked Orbea why this vaccination requirement exists. An Orbea employee in Spain explained to Ride that the new employee must be vaccinated against coronavirus so that contact with customers at the events where Orbea is present is safe.