‘Right to Disconnect’ Law Will Be Overturned Under Coalition: Opposition Leader

Australian Opposition leader Peter Dutton has promised to repeal the Labor government’s “right to disconnect” legislation that passed the Senate last week with support from the Greens. The legislation gives workers the right to ignore calls and messages outside their normal shifts and in its current form includes penalties for employers. The Coalition leader said “yes we will,” when asked if his party will go to the next election promising to overturn this law. “We will take a policy that’s in our country’s best interests that provides support to workers but doesn’t make it impossible, particularly for small businesses to employ staff,” Mr. Dutton said on Sky News Australia....