The Right to Disconnect in Australia

May 1, 2024

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Employment Matters Vlog #58

Speaker: Michael Nicolazzo (Maddocks / Australia)


In today’s digital age, the lines between work and personal life have become increasingly blurred. With this new law, employees will have a workplace right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact from their employer outside of work hours, “unless the refusal is unreasonable.” Watch this vlog to learn more about the Right to Disconnect law and what "unreasonable" means in this context.

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