As U.S. companies struggle to entice workers back to offices, the Dutch parliament approved legislation to establish home working as a legal right, setting the Netherlands up to be one of the first countries to enshrine such flexibility in law.

The legislation was adopted by the lower house of the Dutch parliament Tuesday, and will now head to the Senate for final approval.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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