Treasury Board’s three-day back-to-work directive is not unreasonable

Hybrid work still exists under this new directive. No, it’s not up to federal public servants to save Ottawa's downtown core, but the extra day downtown can’t hurt. It will be an adjustment, but as long as there is flexibility, it could benefit both employees and employers in the long-run.

Treasury Board President Anita Anand, meanwhile, clarified last week that the three-days-a-week directive for public servants and four days a week for executives was made by the public service, and was not a political decision. 'That decision was made by the public service, it was not a political decision,' Anand said.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

June 3, 2024

On April 29, Le Devoir reported that the federal government was about to put out a directive that all public servants in the core administration would be required to come back to the office three days a week instead of two days. It was a good scoop, and was confirme...

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