{
  "id": 1791122,
  "title": "Working from home should be a right, not a reward",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/working-from-home-should-be-a-right-not-a-reward",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T20:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-home-reward.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Australian state of Victoria was set to implement a legal right to work from home starting in September 2026. However, just weeks before the deadline, the new premier, Ben Carroll, announced a one-year delay following considerable resistance from businesses. Meanwhile, in Portugal, parents of young children enjoy a legal right to work from home without needing their employer's approval. These developments prompt the question: should workers be granted a legal right to work from home?",
  "summary": "The Australian state of Victoria was due to enforce a legal right to work from home starting in September 2026. But just weeks away from its implementation, the new premier, Ben Carroll, announced a year's delay in response to fierce business opposition.",
  "key_points": [
    "Victoria to delay legal right to work from home by one year",
    "Portugal grants parents legal right to work from home without employer approval",
    "Debate arises on whether working from home should be a legal right"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}