Workers like Jason question ‘broad brush’ return to office mandates as WFH tussle heads to Fair Work showdown

Jason Sennitt is one of many workers being called back to the office as employers try to roll back working from home. Photograph: Eugene Hyland/The Guardian

Jason Sennitt loves his job, but can’t imagine going back to the office up to four days a week. The 53-year-old lives in an outer suburb of Geelong with his wife and two school-age children as well as his elderly mother who has dementia and needs someone to be home.

An employee of one of Australia’s largest energy providers, Sennitt has been told to return to the office at least three days a week, and four days a week from next year.