Mike is joined by Barry Urquhart, Managing Director of Marketing Focus, to discuss the new "right to disconnect" rule that takes effect today.

These regulations aim to protect Australian employees' right to disconnect from work, but it doesn't mean you can ignore all calls from your boss.

Under the new rules, employees have the right to refuse to monitor, read, or respond to work-related communications outside of work hours, unless such refusal is deemed unreasonable, such as in the case of a work-related emergency.

Additionally, employees cannot be disciplined or terminated for refusing contact outside of work hours.

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