World of work in 2022: in hybrid mode and protection from inflation is required

It must be said that the inflation of recent months has stimulated the appetite of workers who, in many cases, have turned up their noses at offers of a 1.5 or 2% hike. And in the context of recruiting difficulties, employers have had no choice but to grant higher raises to keep employees and avoid labor disputes. There was a decline at the start of the pandemic, and then there was a pretty significant increase. There it tends to recover, but it's still at higher levels than it has been in the last 10 years,' Vincent said. They weren't at all thrilled about going back to work in a noisy, crowded and busy office. We cannot do otherwise. Elsewhere, in several companies, people see an advantage in telecommuting; therefore it becomes an interesting working condition'. 'Currently our people are forced to be present in the office two days out of five. For us, we don't see the point in being present two days out of five in the office. It makes no sense to have an obligation. There could be five days of teleworking and that would not change anything in the delivery of services to citizens,' said Daigle. There begins to be a return to the office to stimulate teamwork, two days, sometimes three days a week. The days of Tuesday through Thursday, we will look for an influx that we had before COVID. But yes, teleworking and hybrid models seem to be well extended within companies,' he confirmed. However, the main federation of nurses' unions, the FIQ, is not a member. Negotiations will start after the holidays. The strike by APIGQ members caused delays for several construction sites, but an agreement was finally reached between the parties last summer.