Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government ordered public servants to work from the office four days a week starting this fall, then full-time in January. Now, he's calling on municipalities to send their workers back to the office five days a week. Large private corporations, like Amazon and major banks, are ending remote work for employees as well. Working from home was a success during the pandemic and after. So, why are employers ready to shut it down? What can workers do about it? And what do we lose when we don't have that choice? Why does it matter if employees are in the office? Scott Schieman is a professor of sociology at the University of Toronto who researches life at work and Adam Savaglio is an employment lawyer.
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