Jun 18, 2026 – 6.12pmBunnings managing director Mike Schneider has warned that the Allan government’s proposed work-from-home laws will make it harder to recruit frontline staff, echoing the concerns of police and ambulance unions which are preparing to demand higher pay for frontline staff shut out from the new workplace right.Draft legislation introduced to parliament this week revealed that the nation-first laws would apply to employees of businesses all sizes, and to casual and part-time workers.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
WFH laws a ‘dagger through the heart’ of Victorian businesses
Chief executives have decried the proposed laws, saying they will make it harder to recruit front-line staff and will create a two-class system of workers.
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