Right to disconnect won't cause "significant" change

Employees’ new right to disconnect, was included in the Closing Loopholes No.2 Bill passed by Parliament earlier this month and will take effect six months after the legislation receives Royal Assent.

In a recent HR Daily article, Hicksons Employment Law & Workplace Relations Partner Warwick Ryan discusses employees’ right to disconnect and the effect it will have on Australian workplaces. 

“These changes are a small step towards rebalancing a system of working that has gradually shifted without much notice,” says Warwick. 

Click here to read full article. 

Article authored on 26 February 2024.

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