400,000 Aussies ordered back into the office by NSW government

NSW Premier Chris Minns has ordered public sector workers to return to the office.

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More than 400,000 Aussies will no longer be working from home after the New South Wales government ordered public sector workers to return to the office.

The move comes after concerns were raised that a lack of office workers, particularly in Sydney's CBD, was having a detrimental effect on the wider economy.

As a result, Premier Chris Minns wants to see the more than 400,000 workers in the public sector system being physically present at their jobs.

But Public Service Association General Secretary Stuart Little is worried the move could create some serious issues, he said.

You have to have a degree of flexibility, especially for those with caring responsibilities.

We're never going to go back to pre covid.

You can't just flick a switch and have people rock up to work.

Some of the departments don't even have the physical capacity for all their workers.

However, Secretary of the Premier's Department Simon Draper said while the move might not sit well with some people, the decision is part of the ever evolving working landscape post covid.

The Daily Telegraph claimed workers would be expected to be in the office every day of the week, but some flexibility would be allowed.

When it comes to job shares and working hours, there will be some exceptions granted to individual workers.

However, that will be on a case by case basis, and it will have to undergo formal approval.

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