Australia

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The minister for employment and workplace relations, Tony Burke, has spent the week in conversations with the Greens and independent senators David Pocock and Jacquie Lambie, who both held reservations about the legislation.

Teacher Abigail Butler, from the Independent Education Union of Australia, said the pressures – which were in part driven by constantly needing to be contactable – meant she was thinking of changing careers.

“Increasingly, because of technology, it takes the form of being asked to perform work-related tasks when you aren’t anywhere near work – at home, out and about, even when you’re on leave, because you can’t escape your mobile phone, your email and your WhatsApp.”

Mark Morey, secretary of Unions NSW, said that to have its full effect, the right to disconnect must be accompanied by “a ban on unpaid overtime for people earning less than $150,000”.

Implementing an unpaid overtime ban alongside a right to disconnect would have a powerful legal effect but also establish healthy new work norms and culture.”

But Andrew McKellar, chief executive officer of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said the amendment, which has not been presented yet, could impact women’s participation in the workforce.

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