Tuesday, 16 June 2026

 Jacinta ALLAN (Bendigo East – Premier) (12:05): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 to enact a right to work from home and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

 James NEWBURY (Brighton) (12:05): I seek a brief explanation of the bill.

 Jacinta ALLAN (Bendigo East – Premier) (12:05): The bill will amend the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 to create the right to work from home for two days a week where reasonable. We are doing this because work from home works for families. It saves families time. It saves families money. It gets more parents into work. The reason why we need to protect it in law is because we know bosses want to take it away. Liberals want to cut it, Labor wants to protect it.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.