Back To Work

• Why Canada’s downtown office vacancy rate hit a record high to end 2023

  A managing director at CBRE says remote work is just one of four main contributors to the climbing downtown office vacancy rate across Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 10
  
• Many Canadian offices are empty. It could be the economy’s ‘canary in the coal mine’

  Canadian offices are increasingly empty these days. That poses a fundamental risk to Canada's economy, experts warn, amid higher interest rates and banking uncertainty.

  Economy

  May 4, 2023
  
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• As public servants return to office, some decry lack of clarity, long commutes

  An October briefing document for the procurement minister said some workplaces may not be equipped with adequate bandwidth to support videoconferencing.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2023
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• Transition to in-office work starts next week for federal public servants in B.C.

  The back-to-work plan, announced last month, has sparked discontent from unionized federal workers who say it's being rushed and without consultation.

  Economy

  Jan 9, 2023
• Return to office mandate leaves public servants scrambling for child care

  Federal employees will be required to spend two or three days a week at the office by March, with a transition beginning in mid-January.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022
• Back to the office? Here’s how often federal public servants will have to go in

  The new "hybrid work model," which Fortier announced on Thursday, will see employees return to the office for between 40 and 60 per cent of their regular schedule.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2022
• Weekly time spent in online meetings has increased over 252%: Microsoft

  As workplaces move to hybrid and back-in-office models, an organizational behaviour expert says it is time to find more effective ways to collaborate.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2022
• Future of Work: Demands from job seekers, employers exasperating tight labour market

  Retirements, career changes and a lack of trained professionals are at the forefront of a disconnect between prospective employers and employees amid an unyielding job market.

  Features

  May 3, 2022
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• Future of Work: Many jobs could stick with ‘hybrid’ model in the future, experts say

  A pair of employment specialists say they can't see many office jobs returning to a full in-person circumstance with life returning to normal amid the COVID pandemic.

  Features

  May 2, 2022
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• Hybrid model being embraced as GTA workers return to the office

  Many employees are returning to GTA offices, but not for the traditional five-day work week. Some are adopting hybrid models of work,

  Health

  Mar 22, 2022