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Businesses call to scrap Victoria’s WFH plan after consultation stalls

Renewed negotiations over Victoria’s proposed work from home laws failed to win over employer groups, which say the plan should be scrapped.
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Victorian Premier Ben Carroll speaks to media at a press conference at Treasury Place in Melbourne, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Image: AAP Image/James Ross

Renewed negotiations over Victoria’s proposed work from home laws have failed to win over national business groups, which say the plan should be scrapped.

Premier Ben Carroll on Monday said the plan to allow employees to work from home two days a week would pass through the state’s upper house this week.

“Work from home works,” he said. “That’s the message I’ve heard loud and clear.”

Legislation underpinning the WFH policy passed in the lower house earlier this year.

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