You are browsing the Radio-Canada website
Go to main contentGo to footerNavigation help Start of main content
commentsAccess the comments section
Open in full screen mode
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says bringing employees together in the office helps build “team spirit.” (Archive photo)
Photo: The Canadian Press / Sean Kilpatrick
Posted yesterday at 9:08 a.m. EDT
Downtown Toronto is struggling to recover from the pandemic. Mayor Olivia Chow admits to having discussed the issue of teleworking with the leaders of large banks, but assures that she will “not force” a return to employees’ offices.
As in many other cities, the fact that Toronto’s downtown high-rises were emptied of employees during the pandemic continues to have an impact on its restaurants and merchants.
Ms. Chow notes that about 80% of municipal employees must be in the office every day, because they are front-line workers.
The others have a schedule flexible
she concedes.
Teleworking has advantages in terms of balance
between work and personal life, said the mayor in an interview on the show Metro Morning, from CBC, Thursday.
She adds that some employees of big banks don’t even live in Toronto and that it is important for companies to have this flexibility
to recruit the best employees.
Nevertheless, for her, the presence of employees in the office can be important for the mentoring and team spirit
notably.
It is not up to the mayor to force [le retour au bureau]
she specifies.
Newsletter HERE Ontario
Once a day, receive the essential regional news.
