“Just as people don’t get paid 24 hours a day, they don’t have to work for 24 hours a day,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Australian Broadcasting Corp on Monday, adding that he expected the changes to boost productivity.
Australians can now legally ignore unreasonable after-hours work calls and emails under new government legislation that came into effect on Monday, drawing criticism from business groups.
Under the laws, employers face fines of up to A$93,000 ($82,030.18) for getting in touch with an employee for non-essential reasons outside of working hours.
