Working outside of office hours is the scourge of many Australians, who struggle with demanding jobs and creating a work-life balance, but it may soon become a thing of the past after the Greens introduced a private members bill to parliament that seeks to amend the Fair Work act to legislate the right for workers to not answer emails, phone calls or other messages after contracted work hours.
The Bill comes in response to one of the recommendations of the Senate Work and Care Inquiry, which found that due to the proliferation of smartphones and advances in technology, there had been an “availability creep” into Australians’ personal time….