[no bill text published] Right to request flexible working arrangements for employees
Fair Work Amendment (Right to Work from Home) Bill 2025
Private Member's Bill1st House
2nd House
Law
Introduced by: Barbara Pocock (GRN)
Links to official parliament websites
Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Employees can request changes to their work hours, patterns, or location; they no longer need a specific personal reason to do so.
Employers must genuinely engage with employees who make these requests.
Employers can only refuse a request to work from home up to 2 days a week if the job's core duties become impractical or impossible to perform.
Employers must consider reasonable adjustments to accommodate a work-from-home request before refusing it.
Employers must provide reasonable business grounds to refuse any other type of flexible work request.
The Fair Work Commission can decide if an employer's reason for refusing a work-from-home request is valid.