Smartphones mean we’re always available to our bosses. ‘Right to disconnect’ laws are a necessary fix
- Written by Chris F. Wright, Associate Professor of Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney

Australian workers are set to have the right to disconnect from their workplaces once they clock off for the day.
This will “empower workers to ignore work calls and emails after hours [from their employers], where those demands are unreasonable”, according to Greens Senator Barbara Pocock who has been driving...