Tens of thousands of Victorians want their legal right to work from home protected under state law, according to a new survey.
If proposed Victorian laws pass, both public and private sector workers will have the legal right to work from home for at least two days a week if it is reasonable for them to do so.
State-wide survey results released today found that 26,724 Victorians said the right to work from home was "extremely" important to them.
However, 3200 of the respondents said they didn't feel they could ask their employer to work from home.
Most of those surveyed said the ability to work from home would make them "more likely" to choose one job over another.
The survey then asked Victorians the greatest benefit of remote work.
The top answer was saving time, with savi