As federal public servants begin returning to the office for at least two days a week, the government is granting exemptions to certain employees.
Up to 20 per cent of federal government IT workers won't be required to work from the office, according to a new memo from Canada's chief information officer.
The positions represent about 15 to 20 per cent of IT positions within the core public administration, the memo said. They constitute only non-managerial roles. The government instituted its new hybrid work model across the public service starting on Monday, requiring employees to work in the office two or three days a week. Many employees had been working remotely since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CTV News has reached out to Treasury Board President Mona Fortier's office to ask about the exemptions. Fortier has said the return-to-office plan is designed to bring fairness and equity to the workplace, and where workers do their jobs is up to the employer.
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