{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e/6a0c853d8ab44abe76d21712?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Should the government mandate work-from-home for public servants?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e/1779209792291-bcd15f74-480d-4274-bba9-6df09e648e63.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss parliamentary petition e-7142, which seeks to mandate three-day work-from-home arrangements for federal public servants and all federally regulated industries. They argue that this represents excessive government intervention in employer-employee relations and could create significant market distortions. They also explore how such policies might exacerbate existing advantages enjoyed by public sector workers, potentially causing brain drain from the private sector and undermining Canada's productivity.</p><p><br></p><p>The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get all our best content:</p><p><br></p><p>https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)</p><p><br></p><p>https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)</p><p><br></p><p>Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada</p><p><br></p><p>Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>CREDITS:</p><p><br></p><p>Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor</p><p><br></p><p>Elia Gross - Sound Editor</p><p><br></p><p>Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts</p><p><br></p><p>Adrian Wyld/ The Canadian Press - Photo Credit</p>","author_name":"Hub Canada Media"}