Sunrise’s Nat Barr has waded into the vexatious work from home debate happening in Victoria, as Premier Jacinta Allan attempts to push through legislation for all employees to stay home.

Allan is trying to mandate two work from home days per week.

However, the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Sally Curtain has called it “unnecessary” and “harmful” to the realities of work.

Curtain said Victorian businesses already offer flexible work from home hours for employees.

Curtain referred to a survey of more than 700 businesses published by the Chamber this week, which found three out of four workplaces already provide flexible work arrangements.

It also found 63 per cent of workplaces already had a formal work from home policy and about 77 per cent of companies requ

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