Can my employee refuse to come to work because of Covid-19?

“Though we are nearing the tail-end of the Covid-pandemic, I still have a number of my employees that are refusing to come to work because of Covid-19. I’ve tolerated them being at home, but my problem is that there is very little work they can do from home, yet I have to pay them. Can I force them to come back?”..

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