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Business

Australian workers now have the right to disconnect, but what really matters is how their bosses react

- August 26, 2024 3 MIN READ

From today, Monday August 26, many employees in Australia get a new right, called the right to disconnect from work. This entails the right to refuse to read or respond to work-related calls, texts and emails outside their working hours, unless that refusal is unreasonable. The Fair Work Commission says what will matter is whether… Read more »

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Future of work

What Australia’s new right to disconnect laws mean for your work life and after hours privacy

- August 19, 2024 3 MIN READ

Next week, changes to the Australian Fair Work Act will give workers the formal right to disconnect from all work communication outside their usual work hours. The main driver for introducing “right to disconnect” laws has been to protect the health and wellbeing of workers in an increasingly hyper-connected world. But what exactly will the… Read more »