The negative impact of government downsizing on employee engagement is seeping beyond federal offices and into workplaces across the National Capital Region, according to a local management expert. Jaime McGillivray, a Gatineau-based director with the Canadian Management Centre, said many local residents know a friend, family member or neighbour affected by government cutbacks. The perceived … Continue reading
Parks Canada hit hard as nearly 4,000 public-sector workers receive job notices Parks Canada has been hit especially hard in the latest round of federal public service cuts announced Monday, with the department receiving nearly half of the 4,000 notices of affected and surplus jobs, according to the largest union of federal public servants. The … Continue reading
Cuts to the public service will occur “overwhelmingly” by attrition — and not by deep cuts, Foreign Affairs Minister and Ottawa West-Nepean MP John Baird told the Sun on Tuesday. Trying to send a calming message to skittish civil servants, Baird said federal budget cuts will be “like nothing” that took place in the 1990s. … Continue reading