Businesses win major concessions as Victoria’s work from home laws set to pass
Small Victorian employers will be given more time to prepare for the state’s work from home laws.
An Australian-first legal right for employees to work from home will not be revoked regardless of a state election outcome, with the passage of the contentious laws assured after last-minute changes.
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll on Thursday unveiled pro-business amendments to the legislation, which would guarantee employees a right to work from home two days a week if reasonably able to.
Under the changes to be moved in the upper house, the right will be explicitly restricted to employees who live in Victoria and the definition of “home” amended to a worker’s main residence or mutually agreed location.
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