The Fair Work Commission says working from the office can help boost productivity after it rejected an application from an employee at the salary packaging company Maxxia to work exclusively from home.
Maxxia’s work flexible work policy was you must be in the office at least 40 per cent of the time, whereas the employee wanted to work from home 100 per cent of the time.
The company rejected the employee’s request, prompting them to take it to the Fair Work Commission in early September.
The FWC then made a ruling late last week siding with Maxxia claiming there are productivity gains from working in the office some of the time.
The ruling marks a win for Maxxia and all big employers who are trying to encourage staff employees to come back into the office.
(SKY NEWS)
