Holland moves to make working from home a legal right

Holland is set to be become one of the first countries to make working from home a legal right. 

The Dutch parliament approved legislation that would allow employees to work from home on Tuesday, and the Senate is now poised to approve the bill.

Currently, employers in Holland are able to deny requests for home working without giving a reason – but under the new legislation, they will be forced to consider the requests carefully and say why they rejected the request.

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