Employers, lawyers and analysts weigh in as Victoria's landmark work-from-home legislation heads for last-minute changes
Victoria's push to become the first Australian jurisdiction with a legislated right to work from home is facing its first real test, days after a change of premier – and new polling of HRD's own audience suggests the reforms were already dividing HR leaders before the rewrite began.
A LinkedIn poll run by HRD Australia asking "should WFH rights be legislated, or left to employers?" closed with 148 votes:
That decisive lean towards employer discretion sits squarely behind the reaction now playing out in Spring Street.
Newly installed Premier Ben Carroll confirmed on Thursday that "sensible changes" to the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 will be considered, following meetings with business leaders who had opposed the reforms championed by his predecessor, Jacinta Allan.
Potential amendments reportedly include scrapping a "stacking" clause that lets employees with existing flexible arrangements claim additional WFH days, and removing employer obligations to cover remote-work equipment costs and injury liabilities.
The bill, introduced to the Victorian Parliament on 16 June 2026, would amend the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) to give eligible employees a statutory right to work from home for up to two days a week, with...
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