Public service unions have argued that the location where government employees perform their jobs should be a matter for negotiation after almost three years of pandemic\u002Denforced telework, but Fortier flatly rejected that idea.
Public service unions have argued that the location where government employees perform their jobs should be a matter for negotiation after almost three years of pandemic-enforced telework, but Fortier flatly rejected that idea.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The move is designed, she said, to bring fairness and equity to the federal workplace since some departments already have employees in the office regularly, while others do not. Some departments have also left it to individual managers to decide when employees can work from home.
Asked what will happen if public servants refuse to return to the office based on health and safety concerns — as some unions have suggested — Fortier said management will decide next steps. “If there is disciplinary action to be taken, it will be a situation where it will be assessed case by case,” she said.
Carr has said the government’s unilateral action has set the stage for what she called “an unnecessary fight.”
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