Key Points
The legislation passed in February protects workers from the obligation to monitor, read, or respond to messages from their employers during off-hours ..
Starting coming Monday, Australian employees will officially have the legal right to ignore work-related communications outside of their designated hours after implementing a new law to ensure a healthy work-life balance...
This move aligns Australia with several nations in Europe, including France and Germany, that have already enacted similar laws enabling employees to disconnect from work-related communications...
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