US EditionSmall Business Owners Worried About Work-From-Home Laws
Victoria will grant employees a legal right to work from home two days weekly if feasible, aiming to boost workforce participation and economic productivity, Premier Jacinta Allan said.
- On Tuesday, Premier Jacinta Allan announced Victoria will legislate a right for workers who can reasonably do their job to work from home two days a week, applying to all businesses and enshrined in the Equal Opportunity Act.
- Explaining the policy, the state Labor government said a cabinet meeting on Monday approved the 'key detail' during legislation drafting, following an August consultation.
- Small-Business owner Menka Michaelides said `We are a safe business, we have occupational health and safety standards to ensure things don't happen. But how can I ensure that happens at home? I can't control that`.
- Ms Allan says the government has advice the proposal is constitutionally valid, and legislation will be introduced to the Victorian parliament in July, with rules coming into effect from September 1.
- Experts note the rule's ambiguity over who can 'reasonably' work from home, while the Victorian Chamber warned the move could drive trade interstate and overseas and feed a sentiment of 'Anywhere But Melbourne'.
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