Australian employees now have the right to ignore their bosses outside working hours thanks to a new law which enshrines the "right to disconnect."
Reacting to the draft bill, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, "What we are simply saying is that someone who isn't being paid 24 hours a day shouldn't be penalised if they’re not online and available 24 hours a day."
To protest against the gruelling work hours, aggrieved Chinese office workers have initiated a 'worker lives matter' campaign, which asks everyone to share their work schedules on an open-access spreadsheet that is being circulated over the internet.
The Indian government might soon allow companies to go ahead with a four-day work week. The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment is working on new labour codes which will make way for a three-day weekend, but will keep the working hours at 48 hours a week, which means employees might be subject to long days.
Islamabad: School teachers in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city have been prohibited to use cellphones during working hours, a media report said on Monday.To ensure implementation of the ban, principals have been directed to collect mobile phones
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