"The government does not have enough space for the workers it ordered back, said Dave Bulmer in an interview with CBC News. There's had to have been a lot of ad hoc arrangements being made by local managers and directors, because they just don't have the space to accommodate people, he said. So, things are not going exactly to plan."
"In August, Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney announced that the 60,000 employees of the Ontario Public Service, provincial agencies, boards and commissions had to "increase their attendance to four days per week" starting Oct. 20 and transition to full-time hours in-office effective Jan. 5, 2026. It's a change from a policy that has been in place since April 2022, when provincial government employees were mandated to be in their offices at least three days per week."
Thousands of Ontario public servants were ordered to increase in-office attendance to four days per week starting Oct. 20, with a full in-office return planned for Jan. 5, 2026. The mandate reverses a three-day hybrid policy that began in April 2022. Unions characterize the implementation as disrespectful, piecemeal and confusing. Several ministries and agencies currently lack sufficient office space, forcing local managers into ad hoc arrangements. The government and arms-length agencies are pursuing leases and buildings to accommodate staff. Unions warn the shift will be disruptive and increase costs for taxpayers.
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