An industrial tribunal has rejected a 55-year-old council worker’s claim for additional work-from-home (WFH) days based on age. The employee asks to increase their remote work arrangement from three days per week to four days per week, arguing age should support the change. According to multiple reports, the industrial umpire finds the council has good reason to refuse the employee’s request for the extra WFH day. The decision indicates the tribunal does not accept that an age-based entitlement requires granting the requested adjustment to the working pattern.
The coverage from The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, and the Brisbane Times agrees on the core outcome: the umpire denies the age-based WFH claim and upholds the council’s refusal. While the papers summarize the ruling at a high level, they consistently describe the same dispute and the same proposed change to the employee’s schedule. The decision therefore maintains the existing arrangement rather than increasing remote work by one day.
