Common use of Right to Disconnect Clause in Contracts

Right to Disconnect. An employee has the right to refuse contact outside their working hours unless that refusal is unreasonable. This means an employee can refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact from an employer or a third party. It also covers attempted contact outside of an employee’s working hours. The following factors need to be considered when determining if a refusal is unreasonable:

Right to Disconnect. An employee has the right to refuse contact outside (a) Outside their working hours unless that refusal is unreasonable. This means an employee hours, employees can refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact from an employer or a third party. It also covers attempted contact outside from: • their employer (TOS), or • another person if the contact or attempted contact is work-related (for example, work- related contact from clients or members of an employee’s working hours. The following factors need to be considered when determining if a refusal is unreasonable:the public)

Right to Disconnect. An employee has 128. Employees have the right to refuse contact outside their working hours unless that refusal is unreasonable. This means an employee can refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact (or attempted contact) outside their work hours, unless doing so is unreasonable. This includes contact (or attempted contact) from an employer the SSO or a third party. It also covers attempted 129. Managers and Employees are to discuss contact outside out of an employeehours and set expectations that suit the nature of the required work and the Employee’s working hours. The following factors need to be considered when determining if a refusal is unreasonable:role.