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Can Australian employers stop you working from home? Here's what the law says

  • Written by Giuseppe Carabetta, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Zoom, the videoconferencing company whose fortunes soared with the pandemic-driven shift to working from home, has reportedly told its staff to get back to the office – for at least two days a week, if the commute is no more than 80 kilometres.

It’s part of a trend of employers winding back the work-from-home flexibility...

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