All the days (over several months) during which I used "hotel" cubes, I never found people from other departments distracting, because I didn't know any of them. My impression was that an office floor of people who mostly don't know each other was quieter.
It can change depending on the hours of work, requirement for work and who pays for supplies/ services required for work.
If you are conducting business from your home, (working from home is considered) you can be in contravention. I see in 2021 the government added a work at home provisions.
It is the norm, for example a CRA employee has a computer that has access to secured nets. They also have hard drives and such with sensitive information on them. Do they store them securely at home? Who is to know.
Some of our allies use Citrix.
Not necessarily.
Ok - thought so.
I don’t see the advantage of this over WFH. If you’re not going in to collaborate with coworkers then I don’t see how a random cubicle is any different from a home office unless you need access to a network that can’t be accessed remotely.
The advantage is the Ottawa mayor and businesses get off the backs of the TBS about the downtown restaurants not getting enough business.
It also allows IT to update everyone at the same time, hence the push for "Thin Client" machines where all the programs reside on a server in Ottawa. Needless to say the DFO field office in Butt**** nowhere with crappy internet was not amused and finally NCR realized the rest of Canada may not have reliable internet.
Ottawa cannot compute that.
Hey! Every DRMIS user has a fat pipe at all times.
Multiple offices, which means more employees able to find locations closer to home. Commuting, but less of it. Generally part of a mixed home/office schedule. The employer pays for real estate in lower-demand locations closer to some peoples' homes. Good for employees, good for employers, good for the communities which get tax revenue from increased office space demand. The "loser" is the big inner cities that have long dominated holdings of most office space, and it's clear from what I've read they are a wee bit bitter about losing those tax revenues and the economic activity.
In contravention of what? The Income Tax Act has always had provisions for employees to claim certain household expenses not reimbursed by the employer provided the employer signed off. All they did in 2021 was allow a streamlined process to claim a lump sum rather than the existing detailed form so thousands of employers wouldn't have to sign millions of forms. If you are self employed, you can claim more things, like mortgage interest, insurance, etc. but there are certain risks to the 100% capital gains exemption on the principle residence. In Ontario, carrying on a home-based, office-bound business does not violate land use zoning rules, and, without looking at my policy, I can't imagine why an insurance company would really care provided I am not open to the public or doing other things that might violate the policy, like welding. If nothing else, the house is vacant less.
