Commission Rules Against Working From Home 100 Percent of the Time

Australia’s business leaders have achieved victory with a Fair Work Commission (FWC) case decision that will essentially rule out a permanent work from home option for many employees across the country. The FWC case involved a man named Charles Gregory, who was working for Maxxia, a salary packaging company in Adelaide. He petitioned to work from home 100 percent of the time so he could care for his young child. On Nov. 16, the FWC declared that Maxxia had every right to deny Mr. Gregory’s request to never return to his office regularly. Commissioner Christopher Platt said it was reasonable for the company to expect Mr. Gregory’s presence at the office for at least 40 percent of the time that he was not caring for his child....