Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
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Re: Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
#2UK is up next:
https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/08/20/the-right-to-discon...
By jurisdiction:
Re: Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
#3I don't live or work in any of those places, but I've been ignoring work emails and calls after hours for a long time. Helps that 1) I don't have a work phone, 2) apps that my company uses on my personal phone, and 3) never log into the company network or services on my own laptop.
In the few instances when I was called out about it, I asked Could the message/call have waited until the following morning/Monday? The answer was almost always Yes.
Re: Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
#4I don't live or work in any of those places, but I've been ignoring work emails and calls after hours for a long time. Helps that 1) I don't have a work phone, 2) apps that my company uses on my personal phone, and 3) never log into the company network or services on my own laptop. In the few instances when I was called out about it, I asked Could the message/call have waited until the following morning/Monday? The a…
This does not stop an employer from potentially disciplining or firing you. Laws do, because they bind. Implicit contracts and hope are not a strategy, with regards to worker rights and protections.
Re: Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
#5Generally I'll only answer for actual production emergencies and I'll expect that I'll get time in lieu or overtime payments. I'll probably still keep doing that.
Re: Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
#6I don't live or work in any of those places, but I've been ignoring work emails and calls after hours for a long time. Helps that 1) I don't have a work phone, 2) apps that my company uses on my personal phone, and 3) never log into the company network or services on my own laptop. In the few instances when I was called out about it, I asked Could the message/call have waited until the following morning/Monday? The a…
This does not stop an employer from potentially disciplining or firing you. Laws do, because they bind. Implicit contracts and hope are not a strategy, with regards to worker rights and protections.
That's unrealistic. Managers who are unhappy with workers ignoring emails will find a reason to fire them, not promote them, or give them a smaller bonus.
Re: Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
#7With getting no overtime, no time off in lieu, and managers perpetually confusing a 'problem' with an 'emergency', I'm glad to see this happen. If it will actually make a difference though, I'm yet to be convinced.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
This does not stop an employer from potentially disciplining or firing you. Laws do, because they bind. Implicit contracts and hope are not a strategy, with regards to worker rights and protections.
That's unrealistic. Managers who are unhappy with workers ignoring emails will find a reason to fire them, not promote them, or give them a smaller bonus.
With that logic you could throw out any labor protection law. Let's keep it constructive.
Re: Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
#9Almost every message I send after hours saves me double the time during the workday. Otherwise, I would just save it for the workday.
Re: Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
#10Yes, but 'Employers should be able to justify contacting professionals after hours based on common contract clauses that say a worker’s high salary includes reasonable overtime'.
See: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/the-right-to-...