Ford says federal, provincial public servants should work in the office 5 days a week
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford stated that the federal government and municipalities should mandate full-time office work for employees.
- Ford believes that returning to the office facilitates better collaboration and mentoring, emphasizing the need for face-to-face interaction.
- A union has criticized the government's requirement for federal public service workers to be in the office at least three days per week, stating it "blatantly disregards their well-being and violates their collective bargaining rights."
- Currently, federal public servants work at least three days a week in the office, while executives work four days per week.
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Ontario’s Ford Calls for Federal, Provincial Public Servants to Work In-Office 5 Days a Week
The federal government and municipalities throughout the province should enforce a full-time return to the office for their workers, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says. Ford, who has addressed the matter on multiple occasions, recently commended the City of Ottawa’s decision to mandate its employees to work five days per week in the office beginning in the new year, and urged the federal government and other Ontario municipalities to “follow suit.” …

Ford says federal, provincial public servants should work in the office 5 days a week
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. Speaking to reporters in Inglewood, Ont.
Critics and unions question merits of Ontario's return-to-office plan - Talent Canada
When Sean O’Reilly left his small town in the Maritimes 25 years ago for an Ottawa job, working from home wasn’t an option. “The technology didn’t exist, and if you wanted a public service career in Ottawa, you had to relocate,” he recalls. Now president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), he splits his week between home and the office — and says the flexibility makes him more productive while improving his wor…
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