"The heated inquiry submission from The Police Association Victoria (TPAV) claims the proposed laws will make other occupations more attractive as not all police positions - which are described as high stress and high responsibility jobs - will attract the right to work from home. "The inherent irony is that some of the workforces that would most benefit from these undoubted work-life balance improvements will, in practice, be excluded from the benefits the proposed legislation intends to provide,""
"It recommend that should the proposal pass, workers who are unable to work from home should be "appropriately compensated". "At the rank of Senior Constable, this would approximately equate to travelling 60 minutes a day, five days per week, at a cost of $291 per week or $15,175 per year. Under the proposed new legislation, these burdens are disproportionately carried by police officers,""
The Police Association Victoria warns the Fair Work Amendment (Right to Work from Home) Bill 2025 would mandate two days of remote work while excluding many police roles. The union says many police positions are high-stress, high-responsibility roles that cannot feasibly be performed from home. The submission highlights that firefighters, paramedics and nurses face similar exclusion from remote-work benefits. The union urges appropriate compensation for workers unable to work remotely. The submission estimates a Senior Constable would incur roughly 60 minutes of travel daily, costing about $291 per week or $15,175 per year, disproportionately affecting police.
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