Business Groups Push Back on Victoria’s Compulsory Work-From-Home Plan

‘We don’t want Victoria to be seen as a place that’s too hard to do business,’ says CEO Scott Veenker of the Committee for Melbourne.

A tram passes in front of Flinders Street Railway Station on August 18, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Business groups warn Victoria’s compulsory work-from-home pledge could add another layer of regulation on already struggling businesses in Australia’s second-most populous state.

CEO of the Committee for Melbourne, Scott Veenker, said working from home should be an issue discussed between employers and employees on an individual basis.