The right to disconnect started on 26 August 2025 for small business employers and their employees. Check out the video on talking with your employees.
This means that employees can refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact or attempted contact outside their working hours, unless their refusal is unreasonable.
Check out the video below to find out how talking with your employees about the right to disconnect and setting expectations on what’s reasonable can help avoid issues in your workplace.
