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‘No rules’: Public consultation opens on Victoria’s work-from-home laws

A state government has made a major announcement on work-from-home laws that would affect millions of office workers.

The Victorian government has taken the next step in its pursuit of legislating the right to work from home twice a week for public and private sector workers.

Public consultation on the proposed legislation opened Tuesday.

“One of the reasons work from home is at risk is because there are no rules – and workers don’t know where they stand,” Premier Jacinta Allan said.

“You can help us get the rules right by having your say.

“If you can do your job from home, we are making it your right – because we’re on your side.”

NewsWire understands in promoting the new laws, Victorian Labor leaders are planning to heavily target Peter Dutton’s mishandling of the work from home debate during the federal election.

Ms Allan and Industrial Relations Minister Jaclyn Symes aim to introduce a bill to parliament later this year.

They say the reform would “reflect the real-world experience” of workers and employers, and public consultation aimed to find “what’s fair, what’s practical, and what’s already working”.

The proposed law would mandate two days of working from home per week “if you can reasonably do your job from home”.

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