Australians have been warned freshly about the impact of removing the Right to Disconnect laws, which allow workers to ignore work-related messages outside their hours.

New research has shown that scrapping these laws could negatively affect employees' well-being and work-life balance.

What is the Right to Disconnect?

The law, which came into effect on Aug. 26, gave employees in businesses with 15 or more workers the right to refuse contact from their employer or others after work. They do not have to check, read, or respond to work-related messages.

From Aug. 26 this year, these protections will also apply to small businesses, News AU........

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