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Fair Work Amendment (Right to Disconnect) 2023

✦ Plain-English Summary

# Right to Disconnect Employers would be banned from contacting their workers outside normal work hours, and employees wouldn't be required to answer work messages, emails or calls when they're off the clock. The idea is to give people clear boundaries between their job and personal time, so they can actually switch off without worrying about missing something important. This matters because many Australian workers are constantly available to their boss, which can lead to stress, burnout and poor work-life balance.

Official Description

Amends the Fair Work Act 2009 to: prevent employers from contacting employees outside of work hours; and provide that employees are not required to monitor, read or respond to work communications from their employer outside of work hours.

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Audit History

Introduced

20 Mar 2023

Last updated on APH

10 Apr 2026

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