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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754178335935Parliament_House_Melbourne_2010.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Parliament House, on Spring Street, Melbourne, Australia. Elekhh. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"><em>CC BY-SA 3.0</em></a></span></span></span></div><p>SYDNEY — The premier of the Australian state of Victoria announced Saturday plans to enshrine working from home in law, saying it should be &quot;a right, not a request&quot;.</p><p>Under Jacinta Allan&#x27;s plan, workers would be entitled to work from home at least two days per week, if the job allows.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re doing that because we know what the evidence tells us — workers are more productive, it saves time for families, it saves money for families,&quot; Allan said, launching the proposed policy at the Labor Party&#x27;s state conference.</p><p>&quot;This change will mean that any worker who can reasonably do their job from home has the right to do so for at least two days a week.&quot;</p><p>Allan said the policy would now go out for consultation with workers, employers and unions.</p><p>She said it was important to &quot;get the details of this important change right&quot;.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/6/29/gov-t-urged-to-develop-policies-for-flexible-work-arrangements-1302"><strong>Gov’t urged to develop policies for flexible work arrangements<br/></strong></a></div><p>Allan said the move could save the average worker $110 a week, cut congestion on roads, and keep more women in the workforce.</p><p>During national elections in May, the opposition Liberal-National coalition&#x27;s plan to eliminate remote work was partly blamed for its poor performance.</p><p>Victoria&#x27;s opposition leader, Brad Battin, said work from home arrangements had been valuable, and that he supported measures that promote better work-life balance.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/6/edsa-congestion-fee-maximize-wfh-set-up-instead-lawmaker-1625"><strong>EDSA congestion fee? Maximize Work from Home Law instead: Lawmaker</strong><br/></a></div><p>The measure is likely to come before the state parliament next year.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>The premier of the Australian state of Victoria announced Saturday plans to enshrine working from home in law, saying it should be "a right, not a request".</p>

The premier of the Australian state of Victoria announced Saturday plans to enshrine working from home in law, saying it should be "a right, not a request".

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Australian state seeks to enshrine work from home in law

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Published Aug 03, 2025 07:49 AM PHT

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