Victorian businesses have welcomed the easing of restrictions in the State and further movement toward a COVID-normal environment.
"Allowing all workers to return to the office will be important to the vibrancy of the CBD and to the many offices in suburban and regional areas that have been wanting their people to return," Tim Piper, the Victorian Head of the national employer association Ai Group said today.
"The Victorian economy has been improving and this decision will help, particularly with the loss of JobKeeper at the end of the month, as we try to ensure a return to a more normal and efficient working environment.
"We encourage businesses to work with their employees to create a return to work that is positive for all and that enables a return to a business environment that is supportive of an ongoing COVID-safe arrangement.
"Office workers should also spare a thought for those working in factories and other blue collar jobs as well as front line operators, who have worked throughout the pandemic at work sites and on factory floors to ensure that the economic and social fabric of the country has been maintained," Mr Piper said.
