不列颠哥伦比亚省即将上任的省长表示，他的“倾向”是让远程办公的公务员返回办公室环境。
British Columbia's incoming premier says his "preference" is to see teleworking public servants return to the office environment.
但在一次关于其政府优先事项的广泛采访中，卑诗省保守党领袖、省长指定人罗恩·多克森为远程办公的灵活性留有余地。多克森说：“我认为未来大概率始终会有一种混合办公的特征。”
But in a wide-ranging interview on his government's priorities, B.C. Conservative Leader and Premier-Designate Lorne Doerkson left the door open for flexibility on remote work. "I think there is probably always going to be a hybrid sort of feature going forward," Doerkson said.
“但我的意愿肯定是让人们回来。” 联邦公务员每周回办公室4天 在新冠疫情之后，卑诗省公共服务部门正式保留了灵活和居家办公安排，以吸引更多样化的工作者。
"But certainly my interest would be having people come back for sure." Federal public servants back in the office 4 days a week In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C.'s public service opted to officially retain flexible and work-from-home arrangements in a bid to attract a greater variety of workers.
2023年，该部门宣布所有公共服务岗位将向“招聘部门设有现有办公室的任何卑诗省社区”开放，并支持灵活和远程办公安排。
In 2023, it announced that all public service jobs would be open to "any B.C. community where the hiring ministry has an existing office," and support flexible and remote work arrangements.
当时，公共服务部门负责人香农·萨尔特表示，初衷是招聘全省各地的员工，而不仅仅是温哥华和维多利亚。
At the time, public service head Shannon Salter said the idea was to recruit employees who work everywhere in the province, not just Vancouver and Victoria.
这与阿尔伯塔省和安大略省等省份形成对比，后者最近强制要求全职返岗办公。联邦公务员被指令于7月开始每周返岗办公四天。
That contrasts with provinces like Alberta and Ontario, which have recently mandated a return to full-time, in-office work. Federal public servants were directed to return to the office four days a week in July.
卑诗省公务员工会主席保罗·芬奇对加拿大广播公司（CBC）新闻表示，他对多克森的言论“略感担忧”。
B.C. General Employees Union president Paul Finch told CBC News that he was "a bit concerned" by Doerkson's comments.
芬奇说，远程办公一直是该省的省钱措施，使其能够减少房地产占用面积，并在生活成本较低的社区以较低成本招聘工人。“这也确实惠及许多卑诗省小城镇，”芬奇说。
Finch said remote work has been a cost-saving measure for the province, allowing it to reduce its real estate footprint and recruit workers at a lower cost in communities with a lower cost of living. "It also really benefits a lot of small town B.C.," Finch said.
“许多公务员在较小的社区远程工作，他们是这些社区的关键经济驱动力。我们谈论的是以前的资源型社区，这些社区不再有那笔资金流入。”芬奇表示，工会欢迎就远程工作的变革进行对话，但表示任何变革都应审慎、谨慎地进行。
"You have a lot of civil servants working remotely in smaller communities, and they're a key economic driver in those communities. We are talking about former resource communities that no longer have that inflow of money." What’s on the horizon as B.C. Conservatives take the reins after 9 years of NDP rule Finch said the union welcomes a conversation about changes to remote work, but said any changes should be deliberate and cautious.
“我们将进行这些对话，”当被问及农村和偏远社区的公共部门员工时，多克森说。
"We will have those conversations," Doerkson said when asked about public sector workers in rural and remote communities.
“但我的偏好显然是回到工作场所。”预计多克森将于本月晚些时候宣誓就职，此前省选结果将于11月18日最终确定。
"But my preference would be obviously coming back to workplaces." Doerkson is expected to be sworn in later this month, after the provincial election results are finalized on Nov. 18.