From today, workers across Australia can refuse to monitor, read or respond to work communication outside paid hours – unless doing so is unreasonable – as the federal government’s workplace reforms come into force. Small businesses with fewer than 15 employees will not be subject to these laws until August 2025. What are your thoughts on this legislation? From our Opinion desk: - Employers cannot afford to ignore the right to disconnect because their savvy employees, especially those who are unionised, definitely won’t. https://lnkd.in/g3MPA-vK - Employers have been the big winners from ‘availability creep’. The right to disconnect simply recalibrates the workplace balance. https://lnkd.in/gFWXjZ_e
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