维多利亚州新总理本·卡罗尔在上任后面临来自商业界的压力，要求审查前任推行的居家办公法案。[1]卡罗尔在第一天表示将考虑对该法案进行审查，但未完全排除继续支持这一政策的可能性。[1]维多利亚州商会首席执行官Sally Curtain将该法案称为"就业的毒药"。[1]据工党消息人士透露，卡罗尔不太可能完全放弃该法案，但可能为小企业增加豁免条款。[1]该法案预计将于9月生效（如议会通过）。[1]
当前维多利亚州失业率为5.1%，高于全国平均的4.4%。[1]除了商业界的呼声外，卡罗尔政府还面临公共部门的工业行动威胁。[1]公立医院医生中97%的投票者赞成采取工业行动，要求在4年内获得30%的增薪。[1]教师工会也计划在8月4日进行第三次罢工，要求在3年内获得35%的增薪。[1]
Victoria's newly appointed Premier Ben Carroll is facing mounting pressure from business leaders to reconsider work-from-home legislation implemented by his predecessor, with Carroll indicating on his first day in office that he is willing to examine the policy without entirely ruling out its continuation [1]. Sally Curtain, chief executive of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce, has characterized the legislation as "poison for employment" [1], reflecting widespread business sector concerns about its impact.
The state's unemployment rate currently stands at 5.1%, exceeding the national average of 4.4% [1]. According to Labor insiders, Carroll is unlikely to completely abandon the legislation but may introduce additional exemptions for small businesses [1]. The work-from-home bill is set to take effect in September should parliament pass it [1].
Beyond the workplace policy debate, Carroll's government faces mounting industrial action threats from the public sector workforce. Medical staff at public hospitals have voted overwhelmingly, with 97% support, in favor of industrial action demanding a 30% pay increase over four years [1]. Teachers' unions have scheduled their third strike for August 4, seeking a 35% pay raise over three years [1].