Ontario civil servants to see ‘flexibility’ on work options during World Cup: government
The province will allow limited remote work on World Cup game days as unions say thousands of exemption requests have been rejected.
- During the upcoming FIFA World Cup, Ontario's interim Treasury Board president announced 'flexibility' in work arrangements for public servants, potentially allowing remote work during daytime matches in Toronto on June 12 and June 26.
- Last summer, Ontario mandated that all public service employees return to in-person work five days a week, a policy that prompted unions to advocate for alternative arrangements citing traffic congestion concerns.
- The Ontario Public Service Employees Union, representing 200,000 workers, says flexible work should be the standard approach at all times; AMAPCEO reported only a handful of alternative work requests were approved.
- Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, assuming the Treasury Board role tomorrow, defended the return-to-office mandate while offering 'flexibility' for the tournament but providing no specific implementation details.
- "We welcome the flexibility, but we also welcome the challenge to the return-to-office mandate," union president JP Hornick said Wednesday, noting such arrangements were standard since the pandemic.
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Ontario will approach civil service return-to-office during FIFA with 'flexibility,' minister says
Ontario’s finance minister says there will be "flexibility" to rules requiring all civil servants to work five days a week in the office during the FIFA World Cup, as unions representing those workers say disruptions associated with the games highlight how rigid and confusing the policy has become.
Ontario civil servants to see 'flexibility' on work options during World Cup: government
Ontario’s incoming interim Treasury Board president says there will be “flexibility” in work arrangements for public service employees during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, who is taking on the Treasury Board role Friday, gave no details on what that flexibility would entail, however, and defended the province’s return-to-office mandate, which has faced criticism from public service unions. Bethlenfalvy was tap…
Ontario civil servants to see ‘flexibility’ on work options during World Cup: gov’t – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Ontario’s incoming interim Treasury Board president says there will be “flexibility” in work arrangements for public service employees during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, who is taking on the Treasury Board role Friday, gave no details on what that flexibility would entail, however, and defended the province’s return-to-office mandate, which has faced criticism from public service unions. Bethlenfal…
Ontario civil servants to see ‘flexibility’ on work options during World Cup: gov’t
TORONTO — Ontario’s incoming interim Treasury Board president says there will be “flexibility” in work arrangements for public service employees during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, who is taking on the Treasury Board role Friday, gave no details on what that flexibility would entail, however, and defended the province’s return-to-office mandate, which has faced criticism from public service unions. Bethlenfal…
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