Australia gives millions of workers ‘right to disconnect’

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A boat in Sydney Harbour on August 20, where many residents welcomed new legislation that allows them to “disconnect” from work when off duty.
Photo: Saeed KHAN / AFP/File
Source: AFP

Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to “disconnect” on Monday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours calls, emails and texts from their bosses.

People can now refuse to monitor, read, or respond to their employers’ attempts to contact them outside work hours — unless that…

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