Victorian government faces backlash from small businesses over right to work-from-home laws
by Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#73YN9)
Small employers won't be exempt from proposed legislation designed to allow off-site working two days a week
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Business groups have criticised a decision to rule out exemptions for small businesses in the Victorian government's plan to legislate the right to work from home two days a week, saying some companies could move interstate or overseas.
Cabinet met on Monday to greenlight the work from home plan - a key pillar of Labor's re-election campaign - with further announcements expected during the parliamentary sitting week.
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