Quebec’s language law reform is continuing to draw criticism and legal challenges from the province’s English community as more of its provisions come into effect Thursday, exactly a year after it received royal assent. While many elements of the law, commonly known as Bill 96, took effect shortly after it was passed, others were delayed….
Bill 96: Quebec Public Servants Now Required to Make ‘Exemplary’ Use of French
Some Federal Public Servants Get Remote-Work Extension as Others Face Deadline
Some federal government workers will be able to continue remote work for another year, as most face a March 31 deadline to return to the office at least two days a week. A spokesperson for Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says the government will take another year to “assess the benefits” of remote work for…
John Robson: Even Bureaucrats Are Finding Excessive Bureaucracy Intolerable
Commentary You know how dealing with the government can drive you mad, including that pre-emptive warning not to use the language so hard to suppress when told they’re experiencing a “higher than usual call volume” for the 20th straight year? Turns out you’re not alone. And while misery may not love this kind of company,…
Public Servants Mandated to Work Onsite 2 to 3 Days Per Week
The federal government is mandating its employees to work in their offices two to three days per week by March 31, with limited exceptions to the hybrid model—a move that is applauded by some officials while meeting opposition from at least one public service union. President of the Treasury Board Mona Fortier said Canadians were…
Federal Payroll Expected to Exceed $55 Billion in 2022: Parliamentary Budget Office
Payroll for federal employees is expected to surpass $55 billion this year, according to a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). Published on Nov. 18, the report, titled “Supplementary Estimates (B),” says hiring of public servants has been on the rise in the past seven years. “Government spending on public servant salaries and benefits…
Government Officials Accidentally Overpaid by Millions Last Year
A report has found that Australia’s high-earning government officials from Northern Territory received over $3.6 million ($US2.6 million) in overpayments in the last financial year, with some of the money still not recovered. Australian Payroll Association revealed the territory’s largest employer overpaid one staff member by almost $100,000 in a single transaction, the largest payroll…
More Government Workers, Fewer Self-Employed: What That Means for Canada’s Economy
The percentage of self-employed Canadians is the lowest it’s been in almost 35 years, while public sector employment is at its highest percentage in nearly 30—and neither trend bodes well for the economy. Just 2.6 million Canadians identified as self-employed in October, according to Statistics Canada. This is a 10.8 percent drop from the peak…
364 Public Servants Stood Down As Northern Territory Vaccine Mandate Come Into Force
The Northern Territory Government has stood down 364 public servants who would not comply with the local government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which required all public servants to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 13. This came on the back of the Chief Health Officer’s (CHO) health direction No.55, which states that the COVID-19 vaccination is…
11 New Cases of COVID-19 Detected in Katherine as 700 Public Servants Stood Down For Refusing Vaccine
The Greater Katherine and the Robinson River community lockdown has been extended until Nov. 22, after nine new COVID-19 cases were detected in the region overnight. This brings the total outbreak in the NT to 17 cases following the announcement of two cases yesterday. “This is obviously a serious escalation in the COVID-19 situation in…
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