Ring, ring, why don’t you (NOT) give me a call. The right to disconnect is now an option for Australian workers.
A raft of changes to workplace law were introduced in late August for businesses with more than 15 employees, the most publicised of which is the right to disconnect from work. The changes will apply to small businesses in another year.
Employees now have the right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact or attempted contact outside their working hours, unless their refusal is unreasonable. This includes contact, or attempted contact, from their employer, or another person, if the contact is work-related.
Given the industry-specific implications, NSW Farmers are bringing a series of workshops on the right to disconnect and other new employment laws to Dubbo, Nyngan, Gilgandra and Coonabarabran this month. All farmers can attend, even if they are not members of NSW Farmers.
“Each session is short, sharp and practical, lasting around two hours in total, and we’ve gone to great lengths to make it well worth the trip into town for anyone interested in coming along,” NSW Farmers Head of Workplace Relations Gracia Kusuma said…