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Australians get 'right to disconnect' after hours
A new law has come into effect that allows employees to ignore communications from employers after hours.
A "right to disconnect" rule has come into effect in Australia, offering relief to people who feel forced to take calls or read messages from employers after they finish their day’s work. A survey published last year estimated that Australians worked on average two hundred and eighty one hours of unpaid overtime annually. It "will empower workers to refuse unreasonable out-of-hours work contact and enabling greater work-life balance", The Australian Council of Trade Unions said.
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