Australia's new 'Right to disconnect' law: What you need to know
Monday, 26 August 2024 Australia implemented a 'right to disconnect' law, allowing workers to ignore job-related communications outside regular hours. The regulation aims to protect personal time and promote work-life balance, effective from today. While it generally prohibits work communications after hours, exceptions are made for emergencies. The Fair Work Commission enforces the law, ensuring compliance with penalties for violations.
Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to "disconnect" on Monday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours calls, emails and texts from their bosses. But the reform got a cool..
Australian workers gained the right to ignore work-related contact outside designated hours under new legislation effective from Monday. Passed in February, the... IndiaTimes
Monday, 26 August 2024
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