public sector

Federal union filing complaints about increase to office time

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The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is putting together formal complaints that by mandating federal public servants return to offices at least three days a week in September, the federal government is undermining collective agreements. The government directed all public servants, with few exceptions, to be in the office three days a week starting Sept. 9.  That’s an increase … Read more

China’s provinces trim thousands of government jobs to spend more on Beijing’s science and control priorities

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A year later, the nature and scale of the restructuring is starting to become apparent as new agencies covering these areas have been set up by central and local governments. Central Henan province has drawn the attention of millions of Chinese civil servants since mid-April when its economic planner released the details of its downsizing … Read more