It's not just the federal government employees; more than a third of Canadians working from home do not want to return to the job site.
Canadian employers facing battle to bring workers back into the office } Western Standard - Shay Bottomley:
April 22, 2023 - "Canadian employers continue to face an uphill battle to get employees back into the office, according to a new study by the Angus Reid Institute. The research from the non-profit institute comes after the federal government recently announced a mandatory return to the office for all public servants.
"Among those who currently work from home at least some of the time, which comprises three-quarters of those surveyed, 36% said they’d return to the office full-time with no issues if they were asked to do so. However, a similar proportion (31%) said they would return, but consider switching jobs, with 21% likely to hand their notice in should they be ordered back into the office.
"Remote working may have initially been seen as a temporary measure at the beginning of the pandemic, but millions remain working from home, at least temporarily, three years on.
"Only half [of] those who work from home said they enjoy either good or great connections to their colleagues, compared to 84% of on-site employees. Nevertheless, 81% of remote workers provided a positive response when questioned on their work-life balance, compared to just 54% of those who work on location. Importantly, neither work arrangement appears to be more advantageous in terms of productivity, with nearly the same proportion of on-site workers (77%) saying they are as productive as remote workers (81%).
"The data will not make decisions easy for employers whether to order their staff back into the office in Canada’s employee-favoured labour market.
"The Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey from Feb. 9-12, 2023 among a representative randomized sample of 1,622 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum. For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/- two percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding."
"Companies forcing return to office a dealbreaker for some, survey suggests," CBC News, March 23, 2022:
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