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Work-life balance wins as Australia embraces "right to disconnect" legislation | Some exceptions are made for emergencies and when communication is legally required
Lawmakers passed the new rule in February, but it only kicked in on Monday for employees of large enterprises. Small businesses have until August 2025 before it...
It aims to strike a fair balance between work and life and ensure employers do not take advantage of workers who feel obligated to perform duties without pay. "It's really about trying to bring back some work-life balance and make sure that people aren't racking up hours of unpaid overtime for checking emails and responding to things at a time when they're not being paid," said Australia's Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Murray Watt. These conditions include the disruption the call causes, whether the employee receives bonuses or other compensation outside of working hours, role and responsibility levels, and other factors.
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