Home » Industrial relations » Transnational industrial relations » Telefonica: global agreement on the digital disconnection came at just the right time Telefonica: global agreement on the digital disconnection came at just the right time The global agreement signed with global union federation UNI Global Union on the digital disconnection, which was penned at the end of 2018, was put into practice with the majority of the world's population subsequently confined to their homes. Speaking to Planet Labor, Teresa Casertano, head of the ICTS department at UNI Global Union, covered this most timely of implementations. Through . Published on 24 September 2020 Ă 12h08 - Update on 24 September 2020 Ă 11h09 Resources UNI Global Union has had a relationship with the Spanish telecommunications group for almost 20 years, since the first agreement on fundamental rights was signed by the two parties (the initial agreement was revised in 2015, see article n°8859). The agreement on digital disconnection (see article n°10910) is an addendum to this global agreement and is therefore covered by its monitoring mechanism. The efforts to reach an agreement were driven by Spanish trade unions who wanted to make the right to disconnect an issue on a global level.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageEmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels