Some federal government IT workers exempt from return-to-office plan
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As federal public servants begin returning to the office for at least two days a week, the government is granting exemptions to certain employees.
As federal public servants begin returning to the office for at least two days a week, the government is granting exemptions to certain employees.
Up to 20 per cent of federal government IT workers won't be required to work from the office, according to a new memo from Canada's chief information officer.
"We have identified high-priority IT exceptions to the common approach to hybrid work applicable across the public service," Catherine Luelo said in the memo.
The "exceptions make sense for recruitment and retention (which is a challenge across Canada in the digital space, for both private and public sectors)," she said.
The memo lists three specific groups who are exempt from the return-to-office rules: IT software solutions, IT security and IT cloud solutions.
The positions represent about 15 to 20 per cent of IT positions within the core public administration, the memo said. They constitute only non-managerial roles.
"Those employees who are eligible for these exceptions, will still be expected to attend in-person activities when directed by their manager," the memo said. "Exceptions will be applied consistently and any adjustment from these areas would require review."
