Eight of the country’s largest business lobby groups have joined forces in an eleventh-hour attempt to have Victorian Labor’s plans scrapped, while the premier holds strong.

The work-from-home bill will likely be debated in the legislative council next week, and business groups fear time is running out to put their case.

Eight of the country’s largest business lobby groups have joined forces in an eleventh-hour attempt to have Victorian Labor’s plans scrapped, while the premier holds strong.