Publication of an Economic Note on labour regulations in the construction industry.

Publication of an Economic Note on labour regulations in the construction industry.

Quebec construction workers suffer from one sizable obstacle in comparison to their colleagues in the other provinces: a lack of flexibility that originates in the legislation governing the construction industry. Without this obstacle, Quebec construction workers could raise their productivity, enabling the government and Quebec taxpayers to save on the costs of building various facilities, especially infra structure.

The construction industry and its regulations.

Work less, save the planet.

The privileges of public-sector employees.

The reforms carried out in Sweden.

Public-sector negotiations.

Publication of a Viewpoint on measures for raising productivity in the public service.

The Quebec government is currently in negotiations with the public sector unions over new collective agreements for 550,000 public employees. More than 40 years after job security was instituted in the civil service and in the health care, social service and education networks, there is good reason to look into ways of improving the productivity of government employees. With a budget coming up, and with many observers predicting tax and fee increases, taxpayers are entitled to value for their money.