PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The debate over remote work for public employees continues more than five years after it became the norm amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
An advocate for government workers told KATU the flexibility makes government employers competitive in the job market, while others think it’s time to bring those people back to the office.
KATU obtained new data in a records request that showed almost half, 46%, of the state’s roughly 44,600 employees work fully remote or hybrid schedules. The city of Portland’s percentage of employees working hybrid or fully remote is lower, at almost 30%…