Jun 17, 2026 – 6.11pmVictorian businesses will be forced to stump up the cost of allowing staff to work from home at least two days a week and face compensation payouts if they wrongly deny remote work requests, under laws proposed by the Allan government.Premier Jacinta Allan introduced draft legislation into state parliament this week to enshrine the right to work from home for millions of employees who can “reasonably do their job” remotely.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles