SenateDivision 2 · 27 Aug 2025

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Work from home

Not passed11 aye · 33 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading amendment, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). The amendment was introduced by South Australian Senator Barbara Pocock (Greens).

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes that:

(i) reforms to work from home arrangements are long overdue,

(ii) all employees should have the right to work from home for up to two days a week where practical; and

(b) calls on the Government to legislate a right to work from home which provides that:

(i) all employees have the right to request work from home arrangements for up to two days a week,

(ii) employers are required to positively consider such requests and may only refuse a request if it would make the performance of the inherent requirements of the role seriously impractical or impossible, and

(iii) employers are required to take into account any reasonable adjustments that could be made before refusing the request".

Context written by They Vote For You volunteers (ODbL), reproduced unchanged.

Second reading: The second reading vote decides whether the chamber agrees with the bill in principle. A second reading amendment attaches commentary or conditions to that agreement without changing the bill's text.

Related bills

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	1	22
Australian Greens	10	1
Liberal–National Coalition	0	5
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	0	3
United Australia Party	0	1
Jacqui Lambie Network	0	1

Every vote

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What the Senate divided on around this vote, in order.

27 Aug 2025Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Small businessesSenate 27–33
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27 Aug 2025Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; ReferenceSenate 27–35
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27 Aug 2025Documents — Australian Army: Jervis Bay Incident; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 17–30
27 Aug 2025Documents — Office of the Esafety Commissioner; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 37–22
27 Aug 2025Documents — Office of the Esafety Commissioner; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 37–22
27 Aug 2025Documents — Australian Public Service Commission; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 38–22
27 Aug 2025Regulations and Determinations - Tax Assessment (Build to Rent Developments) Determination 2024 - DisallowanceSenate 25–35