Future of Work

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 […]
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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 […]
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Teleworking: US government agency urged to share insights into the future of federal offices

The US General Services Administration (GSA) has been urged to do more to help agencies of the federal government prepare for post-COVID changes to the federal official estate. According to […]
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UK government to sell state property as Ress-Mogg reiterates plan to move officials out of London

The UK government has published a new strategy intended to save money by selling off government property, using modern building materials and energy sources, and reducing its spending on leases. […]
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UK minister for government efficiency demands probe into ‘culture of wastefulness’ in Whitehall

Jacob Rees-Mogg, the UK’s minister for government efficiency, has ordered a review of work arrangements in Whitehall that allow civil servants to work irregular hours of their choosing, known as […]
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Canada’s hybrid work plan stokes discontent among public servants

The Canadian federal government has continued to face backlash for its bid to bring public servants back into shared workspaces, with employees swapping views and information online in shared opposition […]