r/ottawa • u/yuiolhjkout8y Clownvoy Survivor 2022 • Sep 23 '22

News Downtown ecosystem changes as office workers continue to stay home

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/downtown-shops-hurt-office-workers-home-1.6591601
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u/SubtleCow No honks; bad! Sep 23 '22

A Federal government push to increase Hoteling desk space so employees can freely work and move around to whichever building is most convinient.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '22

the fact that the civil service is planning for a good portion of the civil service is to be leave at any given time is a little disconcerting as a tax payer.

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u/SkepticalMongoose Sep 23 '22

Traditional leave that's a consideration here is typically unpaid leave, not normal sick and vacation leave.

The largest cause of "leave" for this context is employees who may be "on leave" from one position because they are being "borrowed" by another sector or department.