NZ's always-on culture has stretched the 8-hour workday – should the law contain a right to disconnect?
- Written by Amanda Reilly, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
When Wellington carpenter Samuel Parnell began the struggle for an eight-hour working day back in 1840, he could have never foreseen how modern work culture would evolve. But he would no doubt empathise with the challenges faced by today’s workers.
History tells us that Parnell, recently arrived from London, agreed to take a job building a...
