‘Right to Disconnect’: Australian Lawmakers Introduce Law Allowing Workers To Ignore Unreasonable Bosses’ Calls and Messages Outside of Work Hours
In our days, with cutthroat competition in the work environment and widespread mobile communications, it seems like there’s never any ‘off’ time.
The information age many times means that stimuli can reach us from a variety of sources at any time of the day and night.
Sometimes, over-explosition to these stimuli can be a self-inflicted problem, but many times, it’s a work imposition.
Unless you are obsessed with your work, professional calls outside work hours can be a very annoying experience.
After-hours calls and messages are understandable in an emergency, but as a corporate and managerial modus operandi, it can amount to significant unpaid overtime.
Reuters reported:
“Australia will introduce laws giving workers the right to ignore unreasonable calls and messages from their bosses outside of work hours without penalty,
