WFH Policies
Updated regularly for new submissions and corrections
Last update: 9 May 2022
Based on anecdotal community feedback.
These policies have not been verified.
What's this about?
Now that we have moved past the peak of COVID, it is clear that the old ways of working in the office every single day (and even weekends) are numbered.
There are several camps of thought which inevitably comes with any big change. You have those that have fully embraced remote working, to the point where employees no longer need to come into the office, as well as the laggards who are oh still clinging onto the thought that in-person collaboration is best. But what is the market standard?
This is where we come in. We surveyed our community and received more than 1200+ responses covering nearly 350 WFH policies. Hopefully, armed with this information, you are able to convince your work that a certain arrangement that you think makes sense is "normal".
If your company is missing or a policy is incorrect, we would love to hear from you!
There is a form at the bottom of this page for you to help us keep this list updated.
There is a form at the bottom of this page for you to help us keep this list updated.
WFH Policy Breakdown
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| Company | Industry | WFH Policy | Details/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABL | Law | No WFH policy | Have not had a push to return to the office yet (have been in twice since the start of the year) |
| Accenture | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Client dependent. |
| Adaptovate | Consulting | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Nothing set in stone. Loose expectation that you are in the office if Friday. I suspect this will grow as covid dissipates |
| Addisons | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Subject to partner approval and the team’s requirements, but the policy is applied very flexibly - the firm is extremely flexible particular for people with good reasons for requiring additional flexibility |
| Adobe | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | No mandatory attendance at all, can fully WFH. If you want to live regionally (>3 hrs commute from an office), you can tell your manager and they may pay for your accom to come into the office for the big end of quarter meetings/parties. |
| AECOM | Engineering | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | If it works for your client, works for your team and works for you - AECOM doesn’t care where you work |
| AGS | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | At least 60% of time in office, days are fixed and pre-approved centrally. Must submit photo of work environment. |
| Airwallex | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Alfred Health | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Applications considered by managers on a case by case basis, with agreements in place for a fixed term (3-12 months) before review for any changes. |
| Alinta Energy | Energy | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | The current policy is for 1 week in the office 1 week WFH rotation for call centre staff. |
| Aliro | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Just need to let your manager know. Usually 3-4 days in the office |
| Allen & Overy | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Firm recommends 3:2 split between in the office and WFH, but it’s not properly enforced. There is scope to work from home whenever you like really so long as you don’t take the piss. Anecdotally, Banking Partner is making all staff to return to the office 2+ days a week. Many are doing Monday/Tuesday. |
| Allens | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Any 3 days minimum in office and can discuss more with partner or performance coach if required. Grads must do 5 days for 6 months. Not enforced at the moment. |
| Allianz | Insurance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Currently it’s not compulsory to be back in the office - the goal in 6 months is most employees to be back in office / WFH 60/40 split |
| Amazon | Corporate | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Do what works best for you |
| Amazon Web Services | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Do what works best for you |
| Amobee | Marketing | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Pretty chill, best to head into office on days when having team wips or meeting client |
| AMP | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Encouraged to come in and down to the leader, but basically 100% flexible. Previously already had a hybrid WFH policy. |
| Angela Sdrinis Legal | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 2 days wfh all full time lawyers |
| ANZ | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Up to the manager/team lead but tends to be fully flexible. Typically, one ‘anchor day’ to align with team. Formal pressure to attend at least 2 days a week. |
| AON | Insurance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Apex Group | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | WFH only permitted if your latest performance review rating is at least a 3 (out of 5). WFH days can't be both Friday and Monday, can only be either Monday or Friday |
| Aquent | Marketing | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Up to the team member |
| ARUP | Engineering | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3 days in the office, no rules about which days. Yet to be enforced though |
| Asahi Beverages | Retail | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Align/approval from manager as to what/which days |
| Ashurst | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 60:40 implemented on team by team basis. Specific teams may be strongly encouraged to align office days with teams. However not strictly monitored at this stage. |
| ASIC | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 50% of your fortnight to be in office |
| ASX | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | - |
| Atlassian | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Can work from anywhere in the world where Atlassian has legal presence |
| ATO | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 60% of standard working hours in the office. Also requires a photo of your WFH area as part of the approval process |
| AUB Group | Insurance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Only allowed to work in the office 1 day per week. Receive $84 a fortnight to offset living costs, and $1500 to set up home office |
| Aurecon | Engineering | No WFH policy | Whatever you want |
| Aurizon | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Mandatory 50% on pre-specified days to ensure collaborating teams are in the office at the same time. |
| AusSuper | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Austrade | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Subject to availability of desks (we don't have enough for the staff in Melbourne) |
| Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) | Education | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Can select 2 WFH days but they cannot be Friday AND Monday |
| Australian Ethical | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Previously had IT checking logs to ensure people turn up 3 days a week. |
| Australian Government Department of Health | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 2 home / 3 office split. 6-month trial |
| Australian Government Solicitor | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Minimum 60% time must be in the office |
| Auto & General | Insurance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Currently looking at 3 in 2 out policy depending on department |
| Automic Group | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3 days in office, 2 days from home maximum unless approved by manager. |
| Autopilot | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | WFH by default. Office open for those who want to work there. Optional team office days monthly |
| AWM | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Specific days, office split into two teams |
| AXA XL | Insurance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Expectation of 3 days in the office but line managers have full discretion to allow staff to be as flexible as suits them |
| BAE Systems Australia | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Subject to client requirements and security requirements for certain projects |
| Baker McKenzie | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Guidance is for 60% but not enforced at the moment. No set days, but individual teams are encouraged to arrange for team days. Some say there is a roster where you can pick your days but if not enough staff are coming in on that day, you may be forced to come in |
| Bank of Queensland | Finance | 50% of a 2 week period must be in the office (5/10 days) | Pretty relaxed if your direct manager is |
| Bankwest CBA | Finance | Perth | Covid at home. Otherwise somewhat flexible and/or must align with team and requires formal arrangement |
| Barclays | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Policy is at least 3 days in the office incl. Tuesday and Thursday. In practice we are mostly all in 5 days. |
| Baringa Partners | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Full flexibility (can move to any state). |
| Barrenjoey | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | No one cares. They let you do whatever you want as long as you’re vaxxed. Most people choose to come in most days though (but no one is pressured). |
| BCG | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | WFH if you want or fully from office if you want |
| BDO | Accounting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Strongly encouraged to attend by the very high ups but partners are generally relaxed. Each team is different though with some promoting core days |
| Berkley Insurance Company | Insurance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | FT Employees can apply to work up to max 2 days WFH. PT Employees max 1 day. Those days can only be Wednesday and/or Friday. Not all positions suitable to WFH |
| BetaShares | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Better.com | Insurance | Company is hybrid, my role is 100% wfh | Company is hybrid, my role is 100% wfh |
| BHP | Mining | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Not strictly enforced. Aim to have an anchor day per team. Team dependent but generally 1 to 2 days is normal |
| Bird & Bird | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Must be partner approved each week |
| Blackdot | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Pretty well fully flexible, usually team agrees to come in for certain meetings or workshops |
| BM | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Align with team |
| BNP Paribas | Finance | No WFH policy | Non-trading staff can apply to have 2 days per week WFH (virtually always approved). Any traders or market facing staff are excluded entirely from WFH. |
| Boardroom | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | - |
| Brighte | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Nothing in writing yet but CEO announced ‘remote first’. No expectations to be in the office |
| Brightlight Group | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Pre-covid, had to go in on Wednesdays |
| Brookfield | Finance/Property | No WFH policy | Full time office |
| BT Financial | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Must be approved by your practice leader |
| Bunnings | Retail | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| BUPA | Insurance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | No pressure to come in, fully optional. Generally manager dependent though. |
| Bureau of Meteorology | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment (CBLA) | Other | No WFH policy | Going to office increasingly encouraged but still not obligatory. To be reviewed end of March |
| Canva | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Only required to go back to the office 8 times a year. Domestic remote work and up to 6 contiguous weeks international. Domestic remote expected to attend in person events during the year, paid for with a travel budget |
| Capgemini | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Office encouraged only if there is a purpose to go in. Must be flexible for clients as needed, tethered to an office, “soft rule” of 1 visit a month |
| Cars24 | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Management mostly remote. Also have WeWork. |
| carsales.com.au | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Can work remotely from anywhere and only need to go in ~4 times/year for work events. |
| CBA | Finance | Various | Fairly bespoke to each team. Likely expected to be in 2 days a week and more during busy periods. Some teams require approval from GM for anything more than 2 days at home which is rarely given. |
| CBA Institutional Banking & Markets | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Forcing 4 days in. |
| CBHS Health | Insurance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Only need to go to office if required for important meeting or 'collaboration'. |
| CBRE | Property | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Fully flexible - formal or informal. As agreed with your manager. |
| Centrepoint Alliance Limited | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | all staff must be in the office on a Thursday |
| Centuria Capital | Finance | No WFH policy | We have a written WFH policy that is super strict (need family medical reason etc) so in practice, there is an expectation to attend office 5 days a week. |
| Challenger Limited | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | You organise with your team a day or two that suits all/most to go in. No pressure/consequences if you really can't make that day. |
| Charter Hall | Finance/Property | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | - |
| CHC | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | I can pick my days that I work from home |
| Chemist Warehouse | Retail | No WFH policy | - |
| Children Research Institute | NFP | 2.5 days in the office - COO permission needed if more than that. | Not institute wide policy but the whole team will come into the office on Monday and Thursday every week. |
| Chubb Insurance | Insurance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3:2 split. Manager dictates days in |
| CIBC | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Team rotations |
| Cisco | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | We were actually 100% flexible from before covid too. |
| Citi | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Very flexible currently - organise with colleagues you want to meet yourselves. No set team days in office, unless special/social occasion. WFH flexibility will likely be affected when we move to NAB, because their leadership have indicated they are very pro-return to office. RAT tests before coming into the office (every 72 hours) |
| CitiPower Powercor & United Energy | Energy | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Informal arrangement between workers and their managers. Most teams are opting for at least 2 days in the office, but it's really up to you. |
| Clayton Utz | Law | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | No policy has been set and it seems team specific |
| CLH Lawyers / Collection House Group | Law | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Work from wherever |
| Clifford Chance | Law | Critical mass requirement | “Critical mass” to be in office from this week, meaning roughly half of senior leadership (senior associate through to partner) and two thirds of juniors (paralegal to junior associates) expected to be in on any given day. Teams can figure this out themselves - some people want to be in every day which allows more people to wfh more often. |
| Cloudcase | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | 100% flexible - focus is on results not bums in an office |
| Clyde & Co | Law | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Policy yet to be officially released, looks like team based though. We at least are moving to flexible but at least 1 or 2 days in office. |
| Coal LSL | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Starting 7 March - 60% work days need to be in the office. |
| Coles | Retail | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Remote first policy, actively promotes people take meetings on the go/around life stuff, fully flexible, some managers trying to get people back to the office but Coles corporate policy is remote first |
| Comcare | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Minimum 40% in the office I.e. 2 days per week. |
| Cooper Grace Ward | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Corrs | Law | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Days in the office aligned with the team on an ad hoc basis. Some encouragement to begin coming back in a limited amount |
| Credit Suisse | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Company wide policy of 4 days in office - exact day depends on team. Return to the office is encouraged though so feels like it’s basically forced |
| Crowe | Accounting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Fully flexible, but it really depends on what the Partner wants. |
| CSO | Tech | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Rostered in alignment with rest of team |
| CT Group | Consulting | No WFH policy | Have to be in every day |
| CyberCX | Tech | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Dependent on team but some people are working completely remotely. |
| Datadog | Tech | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | From the end of March there’s a return to office of “a couple of days a week”, even though we have now outgrown our office and don’t have enough seats. Anyone managed locally must have at least one team day a week on a set day. |
| DDB Group Australia | Advertising | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Monday, Friday and one day at your election, but also team dependent |
| Deloitte | Accounting/Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Depending on team and clients. However, generally WFH whenever you want without the need to notify anyone. Can work from ‘approved’ countries on a minimal list. Encouraged to start getting back in the office |
| Department of Education, QLD | Goverment | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Department of Education, Skills & Employment, Federal | Goverment | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Department of Foreign Affairs, Federal | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Align with team |
| Department of Health, Federal | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | We have one day a week in as a team |
| Department of Health, TAS | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 50% in office over two weeks period based on physical distancing capacity in office |
| Department of Planning and Environment | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | One day where whole team is in. 2nd day at own choice. |
| Department of Premier and Cabinet, QLD | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Higher management wants bums on seats and still do an office head count on Tuesdays |
| Department of Premier and Cabinet, SA | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Half the week in the office to support the city |
| Department of Social Services, Federal | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | At least 3 days in office, you choose the days. Manager would have input here, but pretty flexible. |
| DiviPay | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Completely up to the individual |
| DLA Piper | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Flexible depending on what works for teams. Just recommended that you begin attending again. |
| Duxton Capital Australia | Finance | No WFH policy | We self assessed as essential throughout COVID. Full work from office the whole time. This year in jan nearly 20% of the office caught COVID and the rest were told to keep coming in. |
| E&P Financial Group | Finance | No WFH policy | - |
| EDL | Energy | 4 days in the office | - |
| Ego Pharmaceuticals | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Fully flex. Whatever works for you works for the company. |
| Endpoint Focus | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Subject to client requirements |
| Energy Distribution | Energy | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | As long as manager approves it's all fine which days. Been told can change but it won't. |
| Entain Australia | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | - |
| Equifax | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3 days in, 2 wfh. Max 2 weeks wfh each year (Global Policy). Aus policy yet to be announced but will likely be the same. |
| Etoro | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Expected to be roughly 3 days from office once we move offices |
| Eucalyptus | Tech | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | No real full remote policy unless previously negotiated or interstate (even then, may need to fly to Sydney occasionally) |
| EY | Accounting/Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Can be fully remote but encouraged to come in and see the team. Have heard rumours of some teams trying to force days in the office, if HR found out those partners would be in strife. |
| Fair Work Ombudsman | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Some managers will enforce this where others are less concerned. |
| FCW Lawyers | Law | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Must align with the rest of the team but super flexible so not held to it |
| Federal Court | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Must be in for hearing dates (when court is held in person) |
| FinXL IT Professional Services | Tech | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | High expectation from the MD/Owner to have everyone in the office at lest 3-4 days a week with only 1-2 flexible WFH day |
| FlyBuys | Retail | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | All meetings must have remote attendance as an option |
| Ford Australia | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | They don't want to spend money having us in the office |
| Fortescue | Mining | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Dependent on team |
| FRV Australia | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Currently full WFH, looking to go to Hybrid this month |
| FTI Consulting | Consulting | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 1 day aligns with rest of team, other 2 days are flexible |
| Gadens | Law | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | We have a work your way policy that has just been introduced which will allow is to essentially work from anywhere we like |
| Galderma | Other | 1 day at home allowed on application and set day per week | 1 day at home allowed on application and set day per week |
| Gallagher | Insurance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 1 team day |
| Gartner | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Wfh as we please |
| GHD | Engineering | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 'Highly encouraged' to align with team |
| Gilbert + Tobin | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | No hard requirements or policy but practically reality is 3 days a week. May differ depending on team. |
| Gilchrist Connell | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | The firm has suggested and would like to have people in the office at least 3 days per week if you're a full timer. But it's not necessarily forced upon employees. |
| Glenvill | Property | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Monday to Thursday in office Friday flexible |
| GlobalData plc | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Tues and Thurs mandatory office days for for all staff. Will include Friday from April. Lots of unhappy people who are looking around for companies with more flex |
| Godfreys | Retail | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Mandatory 4 days a week in office. Exceptions are handled on a case by case basis. |
| Goldman Sachs | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Policy not enforced and most people are doing at least one or two days at home |
| Goodman Fielder | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Mondays and Thursdays mandated in office. One other day of your choice but you still have to come in. |
| Tech | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Hybrid hasn't kicked in yet. But days will be aligned with the team and will be able to work from home or office on other 2 days. They are accommodating fully WFH or location moves on a case by case basis (but seems to be allowed for the most part). | |
| Gorgias | Tech | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Not really enforced atm |
| Grant Thornton | Accounting | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Technically hybrid but very relaxed, aiming for Tues, Wed, Thurs in the office but more encouraged than forced. |
| Griffith University | Education | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Flexible around which days you want to work the 3 days |
| GROW Inc. | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Grow Super | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Just be around for client meetings |
| GSK | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | - |
| Gumtree | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Encouraged but not mandated |
| Hall & Wilcox | Law | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Team days’ (1-2 per week, varies by team) where it’s encouraged that team team comes in to the office, but there’s no obligation to do so. Some teams are more flexible than others. |
| Halo Group (Hamilton Locke / Source / TFL etc) | Law | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Fully flexible at the moment and still working through policy. Partners are super chilled. |
| Hayes Knight | Accounting | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Must be a specific day selected by the director. This is expected to be applied post covid in theory |
| Henley Homes / Carisle Homes | Property | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Herbert Smith Freehills | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3 days in office, 2 days from home, on average. Can choose your own days to work from the office. Practically 1 office day per week is accepted for now. |
| HFW | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 60% of working week in office |
| Hicksons Lawyers | Law | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | ‘Would be nice’ if we were in once a fortnight for team meetings, and greatly appreciated when we are in the office, but they are committed to their flexible work policy. |
| Hitachi | Tech | No WFH policy | No formal wfh policy, 1 day informal allowed |
| HLV | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Someone from each team needs to be in the office each day. |
| Holding Redlich | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Specific days and highly recommended to come in more |
| HomeCo | Other | No WFH policy | No flexibility, no WFH (aka looking for new job) |
| Honeywell | Tech | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Flexible on days spent at home- no rules |
| HSBC | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | At least 2-3 days in the office, no specific details yet but most likely it should be aligned with the rest of team. |
| Humm Group | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3 rostered days per team and hot desking, need manager approval to come in on a day that isn’t a rostered day for your team. |
| HWL Ebsworth | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Depends on the partner. There’s a written 40% policy for all professional staff (I think it’s one day per week for support staff). |
| IAG | Insurance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Team designated days but no central requirement to go into office at all. Some teams fully remote |
| ICBC | Finance | No WFH policy | - |
| Informa Intelligence | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Fully flexibility |
| Infosys | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Align to clients in office days if you want, but not mandatory |
| ING | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Flex around your team needs, but expected 50% min in office for “connectING” |
| IOOF | Insurance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Minimum 1, once back to work normally. We decide how we want to work. They are encouraging us to have connect days in the office where the whole team comes in to socialise |
| IPH Pty Ltd | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Group is setting 3 days in office but member firms pretty chilled and requiring 1-2 days for professional staff and at least once a fortnight for support staff. Most practice groups have a common day (we want to see each other … a bit) |
| IRESS | Tech | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Must align with rest of team |
| Ironbark Asset Management | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Tues Wed Thurs |
| Irongate | Finance/Property | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | No policy in place. |
| Jackson McDonald | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Jacobs | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| JB HiFi / The Good Guys | Retail | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| JBWere | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | 2-3 days of office or home per week. not enforced, no tracking. Individual teams may vary. |
| JLL | Property | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Policy isn't widely enforced but State Managing Directors pushing for many to return to the office though no mandated return yet |
| JP Morgan | Finance | No WFH policy | Have to request formal approval for WFH using a HR tool. |
| Jumbo Interactive | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Can even work internationally. Someone worked while travelling australia in a van |
| K&L Gates | Law | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Partner specific - some partners expect full-time office attendance, some are more flexible. |
| Kalus Kenny Intelex | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Pretty flexible - Ideally align with rest of the team |
| Kennedys | Law | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Must be in 1-2 days and align with team day |
| King & Wood Mallesons | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Based on discussions with team/supervisor. So far no pressure to be in any specific day. The broader firm policy is that you can WFH whenever you want with approval from your managers. Working 4–5 days from home is not unheard of. |
| Knight Frank | Property | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3-4 days in the office with permission from your manager first. Doesn’t matter which days. |
| Koala | Retail | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Can choose our own days |
| KPMG | Accounting/Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | The broader firm policy is that you can WFH whenever you want with approval from your managers.‘Work anywhere’ is the policy, including flexibility of six weeks in another country where you have working rights (dependent on your manager). It mainly depends on your division, team and leader on how this is encouraged. As of March 2022, leaders are starting to make comments about the need to return to office to ‘get stuff done’, some teams are setting ‘highly encouraged’ days that you are expected to return, and you are still told what floor to sit if you come to the office. Expectations differ across teams. |
| L'Oréal Australia | Retail | 60% of month in office | Split the 60% how you like across the month |
| Landcom | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Team to select days. Minimum two days per week |
| Lander & Rogers | Law | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | No actual mandated minimum days but everybody is encouraged to respect team anchor days, in-person team and firm events (designated one day per week) |
| Lawyerbank | Law/Start-up | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Fully flexible and supportive of remote working, the partners work remotely/live in idyllic locations and what their team to have the same. Includes people working remotely overseas and regionally. |
| LDB accountants | Accounting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | We are running a 3 tier system you can apply for and individually assessed: 1. WFH 100%. 2. Office worker with set days every week. 3. Ad hoc WFH (e.g. for a tradie visit). Most everyone has got what they requested. |
| Leadenhall Corporate Advisory | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | You can WFH or come in up to you totally up to you |
| Legalvision | Law | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Leidos Australia | Consulting | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| LEK | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | 100% flexible but culture of coming in once-twice a week for most people |
| Lendlease | Property | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Must include a “Monday and/or Friday” and to commence from 1-Mar-22 |
| LexisNexis | Law | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | One shared team day |
| Liberty Mutual Insurance Company | Insurance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Currently fully flexible and no requirement to go back, however is likely to move to a hybrid model but with no set days and dependent on manager and business need/meetings |
| Likewize | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| LINK Group | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Must agree work routine with manager in advance, cannot work 100% from home (I don’t know why - it was good enough for the past 2 years!), should align days to catch up with others. |
| Linktree | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | There’s an office or coworking space if you need it, but no expectation of ever coming in. You get $1k to set up your WFH space as well. |
| Lion | Retail | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Unofficially quite flexible dependant on manager and function |
| Lockheed Martin/Boeing | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in the office) | WFH at manager's discretion and also depends on nature of project you're on |
| Lumina | Accounting | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| M&G | Finance | No WFH policy | Global policy is WFH flex. Head of Australia ignored global policy and demanded return to office. |
| Macpherson Kelley Lawyers | Law | Hybrid | at least 3 days in office |
| Macquarie | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Work Where it Works charters written up by each team which must be followed. Teams agree on how best to work together (e.g having a set collaboration day or coming together to celebrate or gather for certain events e.g town halls) and every flexible decision has to be made by thinking: what is best for the client, the team and the individual |
| Macquarie Telecom Group | Telecommunications | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Maddocks | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3 days minimum for full time staff from 14 March 2022 then it is expected to revert back to the firms “flexible working policy” which is to be determined on an individual basis |
| Makinson D’Apice Lawyers | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Full time professional staff: minimum 3 days in the office and must be planned out with partner so it is even across the team. Full time support staff: minimum 4 days in the office and must be planned the same. Part time: no more than 1 day WFH per week and must be planned the same |
| Marsh | Insurance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | None |
| Master Builders | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Only applies after you pass probation, has to be done carefully so that there’s a lawyer in the office on each day |
| MasterCard | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Most teams will go into the office at least once a week despite the fully flexible policy. |
| Mayflower Consulting | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | WFH permanently for last 1.5 years and for foreseeable future. |
| Mazars | Accounting | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Two days expected to align with team. When working in the office, expected to be in office for a full day, including between core hours 10am-3pm (flexible start/finish time). |
| McCabes | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Team specific |
| McCullough Robertson | Law | No WFH policy | - |
| McGrathNicol | Accounting | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| McKinsey | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Media Merchants | Advertising | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Brisbane is 1 day a week WFH max and Sydney is 2 days a week WFH max |
| Media Plus | Advertising | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3 days in office with Mondays and Wednesdays being compulsory and the third at our choice |
| Medibank | Insurance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Working rhythms to be worked out amongst team and there may be days you are directed to work from office depending on business requirements but expected most will choose to WFH - yet to see it actually put into action longer than 2 mths thanks to continuous lock downs |
| Megaport Limited | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Design your day/weeks as you like - no minimum in office |
| Melbourne Water | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Our policy is team lead, discuss as a team what works for you and agree to it. Most white collar teams are 1-2 days per week, with 1 day a fortnight where the whole team is in. |
| Meltwater | PR/Media | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 2-3 days in office per week that align with other teams. still flexible and can wfh on one of those days if you have a reason. Lots of people supported to stay fully remote if they live further out. |
| Meridian Lawyers | Law | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Totally ad-hoc and based on teams, some teams come in on one day a week together, others don’t have to come in at all |
| Metrics | Finance | No WFH policy | Everyone back in the office. Will consider WFH flexibility on an individual basis. |
| Michael Page Recruitment | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | You can chose which model works best for you, there are some people who prefer WFH 5 days a week and that's fine. |
| Microsoft | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Dependent on team |
| Mills Oakley | Law | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Have to apply for partner and HR approval to wfh up to 2 days and it is supposedly reviewed by HR every few months. Varies between practice areas. |
| MIMTA | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Very flexible, can work whenever and wherever. Working across time zones so each day changes |
| MinterEllison | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Depends on the team. Some encourage office 2-3 days a week minimum, with everyone in on at least one day. Cases where teams are pushing 100% in office |
| Moelis | Finance | No WFH policy | 'Flexible' but essentially need to come in |
| Monash University | Education | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 2 days per week at home max |
| Moody’s | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Mandatory 4 days a week in office from Mon - Thurs |
| Moore | Accounting | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Days must align with rest of team |
| Moray & Agnew | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Nil |
| Morningstar | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Each team has three set days in the office a week, so it brings the whole team in together (makes sense), but also has at least one crossover day with every other department. |
| Morrows | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | 2 days required, 1 day is the same as team/most of other company |
| Mott MacDonald | Consulting | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Agile working policy. Requires agreements with line managers but expected to be in office as much as possible. Upper management wants people to be in 5 days a week |
| Movember | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Expectation from management to have minimum 2 days in the office. |
| MUFG | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Subject to agreement with direct manager and at least 1-2 days will need to align with the rest of the team (TBD) |
| MYOB | Tech | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Required to be in office at least Tues and Thurs, can come in more often if desired. Not policed at all however. People be working from home 24/7 no consequences. Rostered day/s change from team to team |
| NAB | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | CEO has said that they want everyone in office. WFH is 2-3 days in office for now, the only people in 1 day a week have specially negotiated for it due to long distance reasons |
| Natixis | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Is meant to be 3 but not really enforced also depends which team you’re in. Also pretty flexible with hours I.e happy for you to leave at reasonable time and finish off what’s needed at home. |
| nbn | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | The company went from min 3 days a week in the office but has calmed down after they got slammed in a great place to work survey |
| NDIS | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Policy still being developed. Based on desk availability. May enforce a roster. |
| Nespresso | Retail | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Big drama about it currently internally due to employees being unhappy with this and that the number of days was randomly picked by the head of Nestle Oceania so may change. |
| Nestle | Retail | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Big drama about it currently internally due to employees being unhappy with this and that the number of days was randomly picked by the head of Nestle Oceania so may change. |
| Netwealth | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Must align with team, flexible upon request and dependent upon area you work in |
| Newscorp | Media | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Depending on the department but have heard must come in a Monday or Friday |
| Nexia Edwards Marshall | Accounting | Approval required by Partnership | Assessed on a case-by-case basis and must choose specific days. Then periodic meetings with HR to determine whether it is working for everyone (I.e. do the partners trust you). No flexibility per se |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | Law | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Is very team dependent. Official policy is minimum 2 days per week. Policy until 31 May 2022. Individual teams have set one day everyone in the team must come in. |
| Nous Group | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | No requirement to be in the office. Only incentives to come in |
| NOV | Other | No WFH policy | No WFH |
| NSW Health | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | not clear yet but I'm willing to die on my shield and WFH forever or be homeless |
| NSW Treasury Corporation | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Not enforced but a ‘recommended guideline’ that is being pushed heavily. Suspect it will be mandated 3 days a week average in future. |
| O'Brien Pizzato & Graff | Accounting | No WFH policy | Whenever there's no safe access or feeling unwell |
| Officeworks | Retail | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Generally flexible with expectation of some office days aligned to your department |
| Online Education Services | Education | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Minimum 2 days in the office, 3 days encouraged. Some teams have different arrangements. |
| Optiver | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Some departments including traders are ineligible for WFH |
| Optus | Telecommunications | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Whole company must be in Wednesdays. Each department selects one other day everyone must be in. The third day is negotiable but everyone must be in 60% of the time. |
| Oracle | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Pacific National | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Hybrid <50% WFH unless otherwise agreed and formal flex work arrangement submitted and approved. |
| Pacific Talent Partners | Other | No WFH policy | Client facing, all team members must be in the office |
| PayPal Australia | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Currently working from home with option to come into the office. No requirements to meet our any expectations from management at this stage. |
| Perigon Recruitment | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Flexible |
| Pernod Ricard | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Currently fully WFH but prior to omicron, manager asked me to come in 1-2 days/wk to align with their days. |
| PERX Health | Health | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Option to go into a co-working space if people want to but no requirement. |
| PEXA | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Fully flexible with monthly (or more) opportunities to come together. Some teams might designate team days in the office but the over all policy is work from wherever, whenever |
| Philip Morris International | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Tuesday Company Day |
| Pinsent Masons | Law | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Non-mandatory. Totally flexible WFH. Expect to a hybrid (at 3 days in the office) at some point. |
| Piper Alderman | Law | Depends on team. Some have no WFH policy, others are hybrid | For no WFH policy, juniors must be in office for “supervision” but seniors are allowed to wfh when suits. |
| Pitcher Partners | Accounting | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3 days in the office minimum with the option to WFH for the other 2 days. This policy is seen to be just a transition phase and they’re planning on making it 4 days in the office once everyone has settled in as they believe that allowing 1 day WFH is being “flexible” enough. |
| Planit Software Testing | Tech | If we’re on the bench it’s WFH or hybrid. Otherwise it’s up to clients | Up to the clients when we’re on assignment |
| Plus Architecture | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Must be in the office on Mondays and Fridays and one other nominated day. WFH schedule must be consistent and can’t change week to week. WFH must be preagreed with team leader and approved by directors. WFH arrangements can be canceled any time |
| Polczynski Robinson | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Have to inform the partners of the specific days you’ll be at home and changing them is subject to approval. |
| Protiviti | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Work from wherever you are most comfortable, while considering client requirements. If that’s not in your home office city, must work to the same time zone as your home office. Office is open with reduced capacity, desks on a first come first served basis (prebooked). |
| Publicis Groupe | Advertising | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Very flexible and supportive working - we try to align with other team members but it's about producing results and what works best for the team. |
| PwC | Accounting/Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Nobody is forced to work from office. But strongly encourage to come in a few days. Some teams allocate one day a week as a day to come into the office. Must meet client needs, team needs, personal needs. |
| Qantas | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | “Official” email doesn’t state how many days in are required - managers will be “talking to us to make the approach work best for their area”. Leadership talking points email was mistakenly sent to all staff which confirmed they want people in 3-4 days per week (email was since deleted from everyone’s inbox) |
| QBE Insurance | Insurance | Up to team management to decide on arrangements | Most teams are leaning towards one or two days a week in the office for collaborative work |
| QIC | Finance/Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Cannot work on home Monday and Friday |
| QLD Government TMR | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Normally 2 days, but no one checks. No more than 3 days in the office because of space (think desk rosters). Being in at all is not really required and since Dec 10th I’ve been in the office once, because covid and now floods we where asked to stay home |
| Quantium | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Office days with rest of the team but optional |
| Queensland Treasury | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 60% of working days are to be in the office |
| Qwilr | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | 'Work where you work best' is the go-to |
| Rabobank | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Specific days that align with team |
| Rapid Circle | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| RBC | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3 days, not specified which, no need to align with team |
| REA Group | Property | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | WFH emphasised at company level, Decisions on days/frequency etc at team level. Most still not required physically IRL afaik |
| Reckitt | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Need to come in once a month |
| Refinitiv | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Choose what you want at this stage |
| RemServ | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | - |
| Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) | Government | Hybrid 50% working time in office | Managers discretion |
| ResMed | Health | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Completely flexible - everyone’s in different cities and countries so we work the hours we want. |
| Resolution Life | Insurance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Can work anywhere in Australia as long as we have access to internet |
| Revolut | Finance/Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | 100% WFH, WeWork pass if you want it, up to 60 days work from any foreign country in the world per year (non- sanctioned countries) |
| Rigby Cooke Lawyers | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Specific days assigned to each team. |
| Rio Tinto | Mining | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Quite varied as some sites fully flexible, some are 3 days a week and some are not flexible. |
| RMIT | Education | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Robert Walters | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Roy Hill Holdings | Mining | Panels - 1 week in office and 1 week home | Not allowed to come into office on home week to prevent spread. |
| RSM | Accounting/Consulting | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Must align with team |
| Russell Kennedy | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Firm standard of at least 60% in office (anything different can be applied through flexible working arrangement) though 4 days a week is usually flexed to 2 days office, 2 days home. Team connection days organized based on team where everyone is in together and the rest flex |
| Russell Reynolds Associates | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 3 days in the office but not enforced |
| Salesforce | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Recommended once a week in the office with the team (but not enforced) |
| Sanofi | Health | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Santos | Energy | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 1 day a week WFH |
| Scentre Group | Property | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | No specific days |
| Schneider Electric | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Just show your face every now and then |
| ScotPac Business Finance | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | No specific days required in office. Must attend office at least 2 days a month for cultural days (ie team meetings) |
| SEEK | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Moving to a hybrid model. Most staff will be in the office 2-3 days a week and some roles will be approved for fully remote workThere is a new policy where staff can work from a different location remotely for 4 weeks per year. |
| Seqwater | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | 2 days mandatory in the office, 3 for senior employees |
| ServiceNow | Tech | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Your choice (with managers ok) to work from home, upto 3 days in the office or when required. 1 month work from anywhere (you hold a passport and we have an office) |
| Shine Lawyers | Law | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Hybrid arrangement set around fixed days, I.e in office from Tues - Wed and WFH from Thurs - Fri |
| Slalom | Consulting | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | - |
| SmartGroup Corporation | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Snapchat | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Soprano | Tech | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Every department has scheduled days in the office. Ie finance Monday & Tuesday etc. days don’t exceed 2 per week |
| Sparke Helmore | Law | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | No firmwide policy and currently up to the individual. May vary depending on team. |
| Splunk | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | No set in stone policy although management trying to get the team back in at least a few days a week |
| Sportsbet | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Encouraged 3 days a week (tues, wed, thurs) but up to managers to decide individual circumstances |
| Standard and Poors | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Must be in office Tuesday and Thursday - optional other days |
| Stockland | Property | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Strategy& | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Complete freedom |
| Suncorp | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Specific team days in the office but also generally depends on team |
| SWS Lawyers | Law | No WFH policy | Only if you have covid |
| Tabcorp | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Not really enforced |
| TAFE NSW | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| TAS Government | Government | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | We can essentially choose what weeks we wants to come into the office, have to give notice of it the Friday before hand if we want to WFH the next week |
| Taussig Cherrie Fildes Lawyers | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Full time staff 3 days, part time staff 2 days. Flexible on individual basis. Any days you want. Includes all staff except reception. |
| TBWA Melbourne | Advertising | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | 2 agreed upon days in the office all together, the rest we can do whatever we want |
| Telstra | Telecommunications | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| The Forage | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Fully remote if I wish to, but I go to the office once a week/fortnight it’s good to see people in person |
| The Law Society of NSW | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| The Pistol | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Once a quarter need to be in Melbourne for training and development |
| Think Smart Marketing | Marketing | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Must align with the rest of the team. |
| Thomson Geer | Law | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | As of 21 March partner approval is required to WFH and all full timers are required in the office at least 3 days per week (other than for Perth |
| Tilbrook Rasheed | Accounting | No WFH policy | Case by case basis |
| Transgrid | Energy | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | 2-3 days in the office recommended. Work where you are most productive given your team and customer commitments. |
| Transport for NSW | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Tfnsw has supported fully flexible working during covid but Dom's recent stance to push CBD economy means at least 1 day in the office |
| Transurban | Other | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Fully flexible so far |
| TRIBE | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | It’s called remote first - we are all remote in the business but there are times like when our founder is in town where we all go in but it’s once a month if that |
| TSA Management | Consulting | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Encouraged to work some time from the office, however this is left up to the individual |
| Tyro Payments Limited | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Dependent on team and role, but can be 100% WFH but some expectation you are relatively local to the “hub” you’re hired for (currently just Sydney and Melbourne) |
| Uber | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Just need mangers approval. And if you do come into the office, fully catered lunch with barista, stocked snacks and fridge. |
| UBS | Finance | No WFH policy | Staff have been advised to return to the office to connect with colleagues before UBS implements a WFH policy. Line Managers will need to receive training before a formal WFH policy will be rolled out in April. Allowing everyone to trial what they prefer for the next month. After that, general expectation is dependent on the department you're in (eg. IB is max 2 days at home per week, markets is more flexible). Regardless, ANY regular WFH must be documented and approved by department head. Dependent on team. |
| Unilever | Retail | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | 2 from office, 2 from home, 1 either |
| UniSuper | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Investments team is required to WFO Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week with no exceptions. WFH optional on Monday and Friday. Rest of UniSuper is fully flexible |
| University of Melbourne | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Specific days, rostered |
| UNSW | Government | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | No mandated days in office (but can be mandated if people dont do the right thing and show up at least 2 days a week). Team is working on 2 days a week minimum (Tuesdays counts as one day) but otherwise, feel free to work wherever you want so long as diaries are updated when on leave or out of office. |
| Valiant | Finance/Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | As long as KPIs hit, it doesn't matter |
| Vanguard Investments Australia | Finance | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Stage 1 Feb to mid March 2022 is voluntary return to work in office, stage 2 mid March to end of April 1-2 days in office, end of April its 3 days in office Tue, Wed, Thurs. This applies to Melbourne HQ, those who work for VIA in Perth or Sydney are fully remote. Doesn't seem like management are flexible for Melb staff to do less than 3 days in office unless you can show cause, i.e. carer responsibilities |
| Viatris | Other | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Minimum 2 days which manager must approve |
| Vicinity Centres | Property | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | One of the 3 days must align with the team |
| Victorian Arts Centre Trust | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Victorian Building Authority | Government | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Not applicable |
| Victorian Government | Government | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Viden | Marketing | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 1-2 days/weeks wfh - no Mondays or Friday's. |
| Vocus | Telecommunications | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Wednesday - mandatory in the office and secondary day of your choice (most people opting for Tuesday or Thursday) |
| VPS | Tech | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Three days per week in the office, but mostly still WFH on the understanding that three days is end goal. |
| Weber Shandwick and Jack Morton | PR/Media | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Agency wanting to return to the office but most people are happy with just one day. |
| Westpac | Finance | Hybrid (1-2 days in the office) | Rostered days, can go in on days not rostered with approval. Moving towards min. 2 days a week subject to RAG status. Red- critical/specified employees in sites, Amber- priority teams on rostered days, Green- All teams back on rostered days. |
| Westpac Institutional Bank | Finance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Team has to try aim to be in together 1 day a week but no dramas if we're not. |
| Whispir | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | 100% flexible |
| White & Case | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Must be in 60% of week |
| Wiley & Co | Property | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| William Buck Sydney | Accounting | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Minimum 3 days per week in the office from 28 February 2022. Previous policy was minimum 4 days per week from January 2022 until Omicron outbreak stopped that. Specific days depends on team - some teams don't care whilst others are more prescriptive |
| Wilsons | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Generally try to align the 3 days with rest of the team (Tues-thurs) but there is flexibility around this |
| Wood | Engineering | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Brisbane & Melbourne encouraged to work from office every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. |
| WooliesX | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Fully flexible for now, the word hybrid is being bandied around. It really depends on your role. The tech bros can probably work 100% remote. Those of us that like human interaction (and the pub) will be keen to connect on site. (Unannounced) - Live anywhere in Australia, 8 days committed to physical presence at personal expense. Days to cater for team off-sites and strategy days mandatory in person |
| Woolworths | Retail | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Eventually will return 1x day a week as a team, but otherwise totally flexible. There is unlikely to be an expectation to ever come into work. |
| World Vision Australia | Other | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | - |
| Wotton + Kearney | Law | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Official line is that we should treat the office like our “centre of gravity”. Suggested that at least one day should align with supervising partner/team but each team has different arrangements. |
| WSP | Engineering | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | Wants everyone in office 3 days per week minimum, but isn't enforcing it yet. |
| Yahoo | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | 1 day a fortnight as a team. Day is negotiated at a team level and it is a fully flexible model so you don't have to be in if you don't want to |
| Yieldify | Tech | Hybrid (at least 3 days in office) | 'Tuesday - Thursday' - however policy is not really enforced |
| Youi | Insurance | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
| Zip | Finance/Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | Depends on team work culture, but some have been requested to go in 3 days |
| Zoomo | Tech | Fully flexible or 100% remote working | - |
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