New ‘Right to Disconnect’ laws have been implemented in Australia for businesses with 15 employees or more, allowing these employees to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact from their workplace out of hours – only if the refusal is reasonable.
The million-dollar question is determining what a reasonable refusal is.
Take a listen to our Partner Alex Martin’s latest radio interview with Radio 2CC’s Stephen Cenatiempo, where he discusses these changes, what the penalties are, and how effective implementation of these laws and enforcement are anticipated to be for employees in various industries.
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