You have the right to disconnect from work after hours now. But what does that mean in practice?
www.abc.net.au
The right to disconnect means you can reasonably refuse to be contacted outside of work hours. For people tied to the 'digital leash' of phones and email this marks a substantial boost in their right to break free.
  • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    3 months ago

    Pisses me off so badly. I already have the right to disconnect, it’s called NOT WORKING FOR FUCKING FREE. By ‘giving’ us this right, they’re legitimising previous rampaging over work/life balance

    • Sir Gareth@programming.devEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      There are so many contracts that say “you may be required to do reasonable overtime”. Reasonable, paid overtime right? RIGHT?

      All they had to do was ban the whole “reasonable overtime is an expected part of this role” verbiage, and actual workers would have loved that.

      • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        Like, I literally have spent the majority of my career having to work ‘outside hours’ (infrastructure tech. I deal with shit that basically you don’t get to stop until it’s fixed)

        I always always get overtime or time in lieu. No exceptions. Why? Because unless i’m a volunteer fucking unpaid work is illegal

    • skittlebrau@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      I think the aim for this law is to make it easier to empower employees to say ‘no’ with the risk of high fines as a deterrent. Whether it makes a difference or whether employers will simply force you to agree to contact outside of work hours via updated job contracts, is anyone’s guess.