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Fair Work Commission has seriously overreached on absurd Westpac work-from-home ruling

The Herald's View October 22, 2025 — 5.16pm

A controversial ruling by the Fair Work Commission could pave the way for some employees to obtain the right to work permanently from home and has potential to overwhelmingly favour the personal circumstances of workers over business needs.

A Westpac employee who bought a home 80 kilometres from Sydney to be closer to the private school she preferred for her children on Monday won the right to work entirely from home to make school pick-ups and drop-offs easier for her.

Four years ago, the woman moved south with her family to Wilton and, further away from Westpac offices, took two hours to travel from

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