""Legislating work from home is a waste," "And worse, it will harm young people, deplete Victoria's competitiveness, and unnecessarily add cost and red tape.""
""I think it's ridiculous," Rose said. "You don't legislate work from home. It's not going to apply for all businesses. But what it is doing is taking away the flexibility of the small business owner. "A competitive advantage of the small business is the fact that you can call up and say, 'look, can I work on this day instead of that day?' "My staff member just did it the other day, they said: 'hey, can I leave early on this day rather than that day?' You say 'yes' and you work with them (as their boss).""
Premier Jacinta Allan is proposing legislation to require employees in Victoria to work from home two days per week. The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry reports three out of four workplaces already provide flexible work arrangements, 63 percent have formal work-from-home policies, and about 77 percent require minimum workplace attendance, usually three days per week. Chamber CEO Sally Curtain called the mandate unnecessary and harmful to young people and competitiveness, warning it would add cost and red tape. The government reports 74 percent of employees consider work from home important, while small-business representatives warn the law would remove ad hoc flexibility.
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