Senate pivots to post-pandemic work-from-home policy for administration staff

The Senate Internal Economy Committee’s discussion of the new policy was set to be discussed behind closed doors, but was made public following a push by Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett.

The Senate of Canada Building in December 2019. Returning to the office will no longer be voluntary for Senate administration staff as of May 1, following the passage of a new telework arrangement policy.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

April 18, 2023

Senate administration staff who’ve been able to work from home since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March 2020 will soon begin transitioning back to the office following the adoption of a new telework policy that brings the Chamber’s work-from-home order to a...

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