Greens to push for ‘right to disconnect’ in next wave of IR changes | AngusGthompson
which last month negotiated changes to Labor’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill in return for its support
Bandt said Australians were under increasing pressure to balance work and their caring responsibilities, “but also their life generally”. Sheldon said during a press conference last month that the right to disconnect “should be part of the mix in the conversation” for legislation to come forward next year.The Senate’s work and care committee, chaired by the Greens’ Barbara Pocock and including Labor’s Deborah O’Neill, Jana Stewart and Linda White, recommended in October the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations investigate ways to insert a right to disconnect into the Fair Work Act.
“There’s been some welcome movement at the bargaining level from people who have managed to negotiate a right to disconnect into their agreements. We want to see it become a national standard and enshrined in law so that everyone has the right ... to switch off when they finish work,” he said. Bandt said the Greens also wanted to outlaw insecure work, saying there should be a presumption all work was ongoing to counter the insecurity faced by casuals.
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