An employer didn't force an employee to resign when it ordered her to cease working from home due to safety concerns, according to the Fair Work Commission.
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The Fair Work Commission will approach disputes over the upcoming right to disconnect in a similar way to anti-bullying claims, it says, including by issuing stop orders.
The Fair Work Commission has announced it will develop a 'working from home' term for modern awards, to ensure the instruments aren't an "impediment" to successful arrangements.
"Generic and blanket HR answers" aren't sufficient alone to establish that an employer has reasonable business grounds to refuse a flexible working arrangement request, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee has been ordered by the Fair Work Commission to return to the office one day per week, after refusing a reasonable direction to do so while his flexible work dispute was being determined.
Shift notifications and emergencies are specifically catered for in the Fair Work Commission's draft 'right to disconnect' clause, but detailed guidance won't be provided until after the new right is in place.
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