Aug 27, 2026 – 4.11pmA major ruling by the workplace umpire has backed a right for more than 1 million administrative staff to request work from home but rejected union bids to create a bias in favour of the requests or allow them to appeal their bosses’ refusals.The Fair Work Commission on Thursday proposed a new WFH clause for up to 1.6 million administrative and IT staff covered by the clerks award which would extend existing rights beyond employees who are older than 55 years, parents of school-aged children, carers or with a disability.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Major ruling finds WFH ‘entrenched’ but rejects union push for more
In contrast to Victoria’s justification for its WFH laws, Fair Work says widespread remote working does not indicate problems justifying further major regulation.
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