All posts tagged "telework"
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Over three-quarters of UK civil servants say government’s office attendance mandate has failedA poll has found that a majority of UK civil servants say the government’s efforts to get them to work in departmental offices three times a week has not been
- Posted March 5, 2025
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Most US federal government headquarters buildings less than a quarter full, official report findsMost of the major US federal agencies’ buildings are a quarter full or less, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO measured employees’ attendance at
- Posted July 19, 2023
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One third of Canadian public servants consider leaving government over return-to-office rulesMore than a third of Canadian public servants are so unhappy with the federal government’s return-to-office approach that they are considering leaving their roles, according to a survey by the
- Posted June 20, 2023
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Nearly half of US government workers could quit if telework reduced, survey findsNearly half (45%) of US government employees would consider looking for a new job should their agency reduce remote and hybrid working, according to a new survey. The study of
- Posted May 23, 2023
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Experimenting with flexible working: testing out what works in the new world for public servicesAround the world, the way public servants work is a far cry now from pre-pandemic, with hastily-organised remote working giving way to a more considered hybrid model approach. At a
- Posted May 1, 2023
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Biden administration rolls back telework as Australia tables flexible work principlesThe Biden administration announced measures to reduce teleworking at federal agencies on 13 April, exactly a year after agencies began implementing their return-to-office plans. A memo sent to agency heads
- Posted April 19, 2023
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US federal agency’s tech hiring drive pays dividends; New Zealand PM axes policy plans: management & workforce news in briefGlobal Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Tech recruitment drive proving successful at US Department of Veterans Affairs The US Department
- Posted February 16, 2023
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Select IT staff exempt from Canadian government return-to-office mandate; US revitalises agency internship programmes: workforce & management news in briefGlobal Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Canadian federal government exempts some IT workers from return-to-office rules The Canadian federal government
- Posted January 26, 2023
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All inclusive: making hybrid offices work for everyoneThe shift to remote and hybrid working has delivered many benefits for both employers and employees, including a better work-life balance and, in the main, higher productivity. But there are
- Posted June 2, 2022
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From technological barriers to leadership focus: lessons from managing teams remotely both pre- and post-pandemicFormer civil servant Andy Smith shares his experiences of working and managing teams remotely – in both the public and private sector – from the early 90s to start of
- Posted May 17, 2022
