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Federal union asks Treasury Board for clarity on return-to-office rules
Unions request clarity on potential shift to full five-day office work, opposing changes they say could reduce productivity and morale, while government maintains current minimum presence rules.
- On Dec. 1, 2025, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees wrote to Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali seeking clarity on rumours the government may require federal public servants to work in-office five days per week.
- La Presse reported it had seen an internal Treasury Board document outlining a full five-day return beginning Jan. 1, 2027, while Sharon DeSousa, PSAC president, said she saw a leaked PowerPoint slide but received no confirmation.
- Mohammad Kamal, spokesperson for Shafqat Ali, thanked public servants and reiterated the directive's 3-day minimum for eligible employees and 4-day minimum for executives without confirming rumours.
- Unions warned reversing telework would harm productivity, morale and talent retention, with Nathan Prier calling the last rollout a `complete fiasco` and urging bargaining agents be informed.
- Other jurisdictions have already ordered full-time returns, increasing pressure on the federal government to clarify timelines as the Ontario government and City of Ottawa mandated full-time work, and La Presse reported some federal workers could return full-time next year.
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The President of the Treasury Board, Shafqat Ali, denied on Monday being aware of discussions to order public servants to return to the office full-time in 2027.
·Montreal, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+18 Reposted by 18 other sources
Treasury board president "looking into" potential changes to return to office rules
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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24heures.caThe national president of the Tax Employees' Union criticizes rumours of a full-time return to the office for public servants as early as 2027.
·Montreal, Canada
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The Peterborough Examiner+19 Reposted by 19 other sources
Federal union asks Treasury Board for clarity on return-to-office rules
OTTAWA - A federal union has sent a letter to the Treasury Board president asking for clarity in response to reports the federal government may soon order public servants to
·Peterborough, Canada
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