Decision in the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 - Working from home case

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down a decision on Monday, 19 October 2026 in the Working from home – Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 (AM2024/34) case.
The Clerks Award will be varied to contain a clause that will allow for the facilitation of working from home arrangements. The variation will take effect from the first full pay period starting on or after 26 October 2026.
The working from home clause allows an individual employee and the employer to agree to vary certain clauses of the Clerks Award. The clauses of the Clerks Award that can be varied include:
Working of ordinary hours continuously (clause 13.6(a))
Working of ordinary hours at the discretion of the employer (clause 13.6(b))
The time for taking rest breaks and meal breaks (clauses 15.2 and 15.3)
The alteration of the spread of ordinary hours (clauses 13.4(c) or 25.2(c))
Making up time taken off during working hours (clauses 13.8 or 26.5)
Changes to times at which the employee will start and finish a shift (clause 26.4(b))
Time off instead of payment for overtime (clauses 23 or 29)
The Individual Flexibility Arrangements feature can be utilised to automatically facilitate working from home arrangements in Tanda.
For further information on the Clerks - Private Sector Managed Template in Tanda, please see the Managed Template Guide.