Civil Circles

Short-term work assignments stymie federal public service renewal: union leaders

Officials with PSAC and CAPE says increasing rates of casual and term employment within the federal government is preventing the recruitment of younger workers for the long term.

As Treasury Board President Scott Brison deals with the issue of attracting younger workers to the public service, union leaders are recommending that more people be hired into permanent positions, rather than term or casual roles.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY DEREK ABMA

February 22, 2016

Union leaders are calling on the federal government to provide younger employees with clearer paths to long-term careers as a way of making the public service a more attractive place to work for millennials. As government officials, such as Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.),...

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