Working from home major case started

A Full Bench has issued a statement today starting a new major case to develop a working from home term in the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020.

This case is an outcome of the Modern Awards Review 2023-24, and the term that is developed may serve as a model term for other modern awards.

If you are interested in this case, you can attend a directions hearing before Justice Hatcher at 9.30 am on 13 September 2024 to discuss how the case will be run.

We finished the Modern Awards Review 2023-24 and published the Final Report on 18 July 2024. The Report said that 6 new cases will be started:

1. Amusement, Events and Recreation Award 2020 (coverage of arts workers)
2. Live Performance Award 2020 (correcting errors and deficiencies)
3. General Retail Industry Award 2020 (further considering parties’ proposals)
4. Clerks Award – Private Sector Award 2020 (working from home provisions)
5. Higher Education Industry – Academic Staff – Award 2020 and Higher Education Industry – General Staff – Award 2020 (fixed term contracts)
6. Part-time employment.

We will publish more information about these cases on the Outcomes of the Modern Award Review 2023-24 page on our website as it becomes available.

Read: 

• the Full Bench statement [2024] FWCFB 357 starting the working from home major case (pdf)
• about the Working from home – Clerks Award case.
• the Modern Awards Review 2023-24 Final Report (pdf)
• about the Modern Awards Review 2023-24