No right to work from home

A recent case of the Fair Work Division of the Federal Circuit and Family Court has found that an employer has not impeded it's employees workplace rights by denying the employees request to work from home.

In Homes v Australian Carers Pty Ltd, a Disability Support Coordinator brought an adverse action proceeding against her employer, alleging among other things, that she had a workplace right to work from home, and that the employer had bullied and discriminated against her by unfairly refusing her request to work from home.

The employee asserted that the employer had breached the general protections afforded to her by the Fair Work Act in relation to her workplace rights, including: