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Explainer: Ireland kind of has the right to disconnect - but how does it work?
Workers can raise the matter with the Workplace Relations Commission.
Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you
Workers can raise the matter with the Workplace Relations Commission.
The right to disconnect gives employees the right to switch off from work outside of normal working hours,
I hate to bring work up on a Saturday, but…
A public consultation is currently underway in this country.
This year a legally admissible code of practice on the right to disconnect from work – covering phone calls, emails and switch-off time – will be introduced.
A right to disconnect regulation is also under review.
Since 1 January, French companies with more than 50 employees must work up a charter defining employees’ right to switch off.