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Future of Work

Australian Public Service to tap talent outside Canberra

The Australian Public Service Commission is developing a strategy that would reduce the need for government employees to work in the capital, as part of its mission to become a […]

Nearly half of US government workers could quit if telework reduced, survey finds

Nearly 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 […]
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Uncapped remote working on the cards for Australian public servants

Australian public servants would be able to request an unlimited number of remote work days under new concessions by the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) as part of bargaining talks. […]

Experimenting with flexible working: testing out what works in the new world for public services

Around 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 […]

Canadian government readies return-to-office mandate in effort to codify hybrid work model

The Canadian federal government will soon require public servants to work from the office at least two to three days a week. The mandate outlining the new arrangement is expected […]
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‘Work is an activity, not a place’: how governments are responding to the hybrid working era

The era of flexible working means that the offices public servants work in need to change. Global Government Forum brought together property experts from governments in Canada, the UK, and […]
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Canadian government becoming ‘hybrid by design’ says minister in challenge to back-to-office calls

Treasury Board president Mona Fortier has insisted that the Government of Canada is working to harness the best of office and remote working as she responded to calls for business […]
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‘We have a responsibility to the public purse’: exclusive insight into the future of UK civil service offices

In the wake of the pandemic, many professionals want flexible working arrangements – and unless public bodies can offer them, they’ll find it difficult to attract the most talented and […]
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‘It’s night and day’: how public and civil service offices are going to change post-COVID

In the second of a series of exclusive interviews, Stéphan Déry, a senior official in the Canadian government who is also president of The Workplace Network, tells Global Government Forum […]
Government offices in Utrecht, Netherlands, commissioned by the Dutch Central Government Real Estate Agency and opened in 2018. Photo: The Workplace Network

Office space (to think): inside the international network looking to the future of the public sector workplace

Post-pandemic, governments around the world are using their offices differently as workforces adapt to remote and flexible working. In the first of a series of exclusive interviews, Global Government Forum […]