A worker has won a significant work-from-home battle after convincing the Fair Work Commission that commuting had become increasingly exhausting as she got older. Victoria University student adviser Michele Duffy, 63, successfully argued that age-related commuting fatigue was a legitimate reason for flexible working arrangements, despite initially providing no medical evidence. The university rejected her request to work from home two days a week, arguing staff at its busy Melbourne CBD student service centre needed to be available for face-to-face enquiries. However, Commissioner Oanh Thi Tran ruled that while the university had reasonable business grounds to refuse the request, Ms Duffy should be allowed to work remotely one day a week.  'I am satisfied based on Ms Duffy's evidence, including her oral evidence at the hearing, that she experiences fatigue from commuting,' Commissioner Tran wrote in her published decision. More at link in bio 🔗 #fyp #wfh #australia #university #judge