Business Matters: Public service unions will fight 3-day in-office mandate

I’m Ann Gaviola. With your top business headlines. Right now, there is a battle brewing over a return to office mandate. Unions representing federal public servants say they’re going to fight new rules forcing employees to work from the office at least three days per week. The requirements come into effect September 9th. They also require executives to work at the office at least four days a week. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says it will be filing an unfair labor practice complaint. And looking into other legal options, previously, most federal public servants had to be in the office at least two days a week. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says he doesn’t think the federal budget tabled last month will have much of an effect on inflation rates in Canada. Testifying at a Senate committee, Macklin said the spending plan hasn’t changed the federal government’s fiscal track by much, since it’s offset by higher revenues. This is a view widely held by many economists, too, Macklem added. He doesn’t think the budget will have a big effect on the central bank’s projection. For the economy or inflation? London Drugs says its phone lines are working again after being taken offline in response to a cyber security incident discovered Sunday. A statement from the Richmond, BC based pharmacy and retail chain says Canada Post offices inside London drug stores are also up and running again. The company has more than 80 stores across Western Canada, which it says remain closed. Out of an abundance of caution, London Drugs says it is assessing the extent to which any. Data has been compromised and people will be notified if personal information was affected. Airbnb says it’s going to give customers a chance at overnight stays in a house just like the one from Disney’s, up a bedroom filled with Ferrari racing cars or spending an evening hanging out with comedian Kevin Hart. CEO Brian Chesky says 4000 Airbnb users will be picked to book one of the 11 listings over the course of a year that the company is calling Icons. The campaign seeks to promote Airbnb as a company that sells experiences and not just hotel alternatives. Those are the top business stories right now. For more, you can head to globalnews.ca. I’m Anne Kaviola.