A Commonwealth Bank financial planner is suing the bank over a transfer that required him to work 100 per cent remotely.
A Commonwealth Bank financial planner is suing the bank over a job transfer that required him to work 100 per cent remotely, arguing that working from home intrudes into private lives and creates tension with families.
Not attending a workplace outside the home could “lead to tensions with other family members”, the planner argued.told The Australian Financial Review Workforce Summit the bank had a clear position against roles that were 100 per cent work-from-homeHowever, the case may force the bank to now argue the merits of permanent remote working, to avoid forking out redundancy pay.
AIA agreed to look for office space for him, according to the planner’s statement of claim, but ended up promising him equipment to work from home instead. “Not attending a workplace outside the home can lead to tensions with other family members,” he said in his statement of claim.On top of these concerns, he said his house was unsuitable for permanently working from home as there was “insufficient space to incorporate a permanent and private home office”.
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