Brampton mayor Patrick Brown says public servants must return to office full-time
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Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he plans to follow the province’s lead and require city employees to return to in-office work full time next year.
The provincial government announced Thursday that public servants will be required to be in the office four days a week beginning Oct. 20, and ramp up to five days a week by Jan. 5.
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Brown said on a Newstalk 1010 radio show this morning that the decision to follow suit in Brampton was made Thursday evening.
He said the province’s decision was “long overdue” and that in-office work is better for productivity.
Members of Ontario’s public service have flooded social media with hundreds of posts sharing their unhappiness with the new mandate.
Public service union AMAPCEO is encouraging workers to sign a petition it published on Friday morning asking the provincial government to reconsider the decision.
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