![The new working week and weekend means changes for many government departments and private sector employers. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/W4VRCNZNFSTX6B3BO2ESEPNNOQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=7b1ef5f16bb877d3e97ffd8a90a74a97b9b5f2de588773bfe809344f88f05fb9&width=400&height=225)
The new working week and weekend means changes for many government departments and private sector employers. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
The new working week and weekend means changes for many government departments and private sector employers. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
70% of federal government staff to work in office under new Friday rules
Exemptions for home working will be granted on a case by case basis, federal HR authority says
![The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2F9e2159fa-e4db-4215-b498-6b3607b75bee.png?smart=true&auth=cf728de2f2d93afc214682199f23d53c844677eb59567fe99abdb1c7e9f03161&width=70&height=70)
The National
06 January, 2022