Lawmakers in the Netherlands have moved to make work-from-home a legal right, a move that would make the European country one of the first in the world to enshrine remote work flexibility in law.
The Dutch Parliament approved the measure earlier this week, per Bloomberg, with the legislation now heading to the Senate for final approval before becoming a fixture of the legal framework.
Steven van Weyenberg, a lawmaker for the D-66 Party and co-sponsor of the bill, told Bloomberg in late June that the measure had union backing.
“We have the green light for this new law thanks to the support we received from both employees and employers’ unions,” Weyenberg told the outlet. “We are very hopeful it will pass before the summer.”…