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Feds shift to non-traditional workspaces, but not everyone’s happy about it

Some employees have no designated desks, leaving little space for personal belongings or accessibility accommodations, say critics. But the government says the change is meant to design workspaces around client department needs and allow for flexibility.

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BY EMILY HAWS
April 24, 2019

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Feds shift to non-traditional workspaces, but not everyone’s happy about it

Some employees have no designated desks, leaving little space for personal belongings or accessibility accommodations, say critics. But the government says the change is meant to design workspaces around client department needs and allow for flexibility.

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NDP won’t be ‘baited’ as Tories attack Singh amid Liberal labour moves, says MP Green

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Unions, experts call into question feds’ move to divest 50 per cent of property holdings while also calling for back-to-workplace policies

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Civil Circles|Civil Circles

Feds shift to non-traditional workspaces, but not everyone’s happy about it

Some employees have no designated desks, leaving little space for personal belongings or accessibility accommodations, say critics. But the government says the change is meant to design workspaces around client department needs and allow for flexibility.

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