Australia: right to disconnect comes closer to introduction National legislation On 8 February, the Australian senate adopted an amendment proposing the introduction of a right to disconnect, as part of its examination of a bill to reform industrial relations.…
Réglementaire EU: negotiations over framework agreement on telework terminated Transnational industrial relations After giving themselves two weeks to reflect and agree on a compromise, European social partners formally terminated negotiations on 9 November, one year after they began. The unions are blaming the attitude displayed by the employers' side, even though the social partners had agreed on the principle of a negotiated directive on telework and the right to disconnect.
EU: European Parliament working on draft directive on the right to disconnect European legislation We reported in June that this initiative was in the pipeline (see article n°12024). At the end of July, MEP Alex Saliba, from Malta’s Labour Party, put forward a draft resolution on the right to disconnect (here). If adopted with the same legal regime, the resolution will require the European Commission to present a proposal for a directive on the right to disconnect and provide justification if it does not do so. In line with the requirements for the European Parliament when exercising its right of initiative, the draft contains recommendations on what the potential text should feature and, in this case, goes as far as taking the form of a draft directive.