Brampton mayor Patrick Brown is following the province’s lead by mandating that city employees return to in-office work full time next year.

The provincial government announced Thursday that public servants will be required to be in the office four days a week beginning Oct. 20, and ramp up to five days a week by Jan. 5.

Brown announced his decision on a NewsTalk 1010 radio show Friday morning, saying the choice to follow suit in Brampton was “long overdue.”

“This is a legacy of an accommodation which was brought in during COVID and as much as there are some benefits, you don’t get the same level of productivity,” Brown said on the radio show, adding that the decision was finalized Thursday evening.

The City of Brampton said in a statement Friday afternoon that the decision “aligns w

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