The ‘Right to Disconnect’ provides legal protections for employees who reject the “always on” work culture and make the choice to prioritise healthy work/life balance. It imposes penalties on employers who don’t support employees disconnecting from work. This new law is expected to operate similarly to the current anti-bullying provisions in the Fair Work Act.

Just when many business leaders and owners thought they may be able to take a breath from the amount of IR reform, the Federal Government has recently announced a second phase of proposed change through the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (the Bill).