By Alasdair Pal

SYDNEY, March 4 (Reuters) – The Australian state of Victoria said on Wednesday it will launch legislation to give employees the legal right to work from home two days per week.

The laws, that are due to come into effect on September 1, will allow anyone with the ability to work from home to do so, regardless of the size of their workplace.

“Work from home works for families, because it saves time and money and it gets more parents working,” Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan said in a statement.

* Legislation to be introduced into the Victorian parliamentin July * Right to work from home will be enshrined in the state’sEqual Opportunity Act * Laws will also include mechanism for dispute resolution * Workplaces with fewer than 15 employees will be givenuntil July 2027 to comply

(Reporting by Alasdair Pal in Sydney; Editing by Michael Perry)