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You have the right to disconnect from work after hours from today. But what does that mean in practice?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-26/what-right-to-disconnect-from-work-means-for-you/104234308

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.

You have the right to disconnect from work after hours from today. But what does that mean in practice?

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beaumains

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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

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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