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Post-pandemic uptick in public servant sick days making the case for remote work, say unions

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Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 5.9 days in 2020-21 compared to 9.2 in 2023-24. 'We need to be way more flexible with remote work rights,' says union head Nathan Prier, 'it’s an obvious solution.'

Post-pandemic uptick in public servant sick days making the case for remote work, say unions

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Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 5.9 days in 2020-21 compared to 9.2 in 2023-24. 'We need to be way more flexible with remote work rights,' says union head Nathan Prier, 'it’s an obvious solution.'

Define ‘Canadian’: questions loom over Carney’s ‘protectionist’ procurement policy push

School food advocates hopeful program will survive fall budget cuts, but say Ontario falling short of ‘all in’

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