Can Employers in Victoria Still Refuse Work From Home Requests? What Recent Cases Tell Us

As Victoria moves toward introducing a statutory right for employees to work from home up to two days a week, many employers are asking an important question: will we still have the ability to say no? The answer is yes – but only when refusals are handled carefully, transparently and with proper reasoning. Two recent [...]

2026-04-27T00:33:33+00:00April 27th, 2026|Employment Law|Comments Off on Can Employers in Victoria Still Refuse Work From Home Requests? What Recent Cases Tell Us

ATO’s updated approach to claiming expenses while working from home

The onslaught of work from home arrangements popularised due to the pandemic have prompted the ATO to revamp the way to claim deductions for WFH costs.  From the 1st of July 2022 you can choose to claim: The fixed rate method, at 67 cents an hour The actual cost method, claiming actual additional expenses incurred [...]

2023-04-16T22:44:38+00:00April 16th, 2023|employees, Employment Law|Comments Off on ATO’s updated approach to claiming expenses while working from home
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