{"id":9254,"date":"2024-10-03T13:06:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T13:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=9254"},"modified":"2025-03-19T20:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:51:49","slug":"right-to-disconnect-other-countries","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-compliance\/right-to-disconnect-other-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to disconnect: What can the UK learn from other countries?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);min-height:250px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-5877\" alt=\"Brightmine background\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/19110611\/Hero_Header_HP_Background_Desktop.webp\" style=\"object-position:100% 51%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"100% 51%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/19110611\/Hero_Header_HP_Background_Desktop.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/19110611\/Hero_Header_HP_Background_Desktop-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/19110611\/Hero_Header_HP_Background_Desktop-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/19110611\/Hero_Header_HP_Background_Desktop-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/19110611\/Hero_Header_HP_Background_Desktop-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-8bf51df4 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d4010286 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-cararra-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f90d3be4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6764d0bcb0e6a6cdf3c3d93953fd688f\">Right to disconnect: What can the UK learn from other countries?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d9b4d6f2c3e0797489d4071f0f1f5df2\">The details of the right to disconnect legislation are still unclear. Here&#8217;s what employers can learn from other countries&#8217; approaches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/11141301\/resource_page_banner_brightmine.webp\" alt=\"Brightmine resources graphic\" class=\"wp-image-4642\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/11141301\/resource_page_banner_brightmine.webp 800w, https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/11141301\/resource_page_banner_brightmine-300x242.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/11141301\/resource_page_banner_brightmine-768x619.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0fd240ca wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p>Published: 3 October 2024 | by: <strong>Rocio Carracedo Lopez<\/strong>, international legal editor at Brightmine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK Government is seeking to introduce the right to &#8220;switch off&#8221;, which will allow workers to disconnect from work and not be contacted by their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/solutions\/enterprise-business\/\">employer<\/a> outside working hours. Labour has indicated that it intends to follow the models in Ireland and Belgium but with the details of the legislation still unclear, what clues can employers glean from these and other countries&#8217; approaches to the right to disconnect?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-63055ddb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-cararra-gray-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79d58207 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.131), 24px);\">In this resource:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.548), 18px);line-height:1.7\"><a href=\"#ireland-right-to-disconnect\">How has Ireland enacted the right to disconnect?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.548), 18px);line-height:1.7\"><a href=\"#belgium-right-to-disconnect\">How has Belgium approached the right to switch off?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.548), 18px);line-height:1.7\"><a href=\"#other-countries\">What are other countries doing?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.548), 18px);line-height:1.7\"><a href=\"#right-to-switch-off-rules\">What can UK employers expect from upcoming rules on the right to switch off?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Under UK legislation, there are specific rules setting out minimum rest periods and maximum weekly working hours to protect workers&#8217; health and safety, but workers can opt out of the right to work a maximum 48-hour week and work longer hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, UK working time legislation was not designed to cope with the recent boom in remote and hybrid working, which can lead to workers failing to disconnect from work at the end of the day or tempt them into checking their emails while on holiday. This is problematic for employers and employees alike because a lack of clear boundaries between work and home life can negatively impact business productivity, harm staff wellbeing and disrupt family life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-white-color has-secondary-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-22ff3355c3427dcede1377931577e0d9 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:25px;border-top-right-radius:25px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;The right to switch off was not mentioned in the King&#8217;s Speech in July 2024. However, it is expected that the text of the Employment Rights Bill will provide the detail we are currently lacking. Whatever approach is taken, employers should be thinking about the best strategies they can put in place to prioritise work-life balance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government has pledged to give employers and workers the chance to &#8220;have constructive conversations&#8221; and &#8220;work together on bespoke workplace policies or contractual terms&#8221;. At this stage, however, it has offered very little detail on their plans, although it has said that it is planning to follow the Irish and Belgian models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ireland-right-to-disconnect\">How has Ireland enacted the right to disconnect?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Ireland, the right to disconnect comprises three main components. These are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li>An employee&#8217;s right not to routinely carry out work outside normal working hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An employee&#8217;s right not to be penalised for refusing to attend to work matters outside normal working hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The duty to respect another person&#8217;s right to disconnect from work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A code of practice sets out best practice in relation to the &#8220;right to disconnect&#8221;. This states that a joint employer\/employee approach is needed to create a culture in which employees feel that they can disconnect from work and work-related devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In line with relevant working time and health and safety legislation, employers are required to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li>Provide detailed information to employees regarding their working time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that employees are informed of what their normal working hours are reasonably expected to be.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that employees take rest periods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that there is a safe workplace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not penalise employees for complying with any relevant provision or performing any duty or exercising any right under the legislation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The code of practice recommends that employers draft a right to disconnect policy, setting out the procedure for raising concerns and the obligations of employers and employees. A failure to comply with the code of practice is not an offence but the code is admissible in evidence in proceedings before a court or the Workplace Relations Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/hrcentre.uk.brightmine.com\/international-manual\/ireland-employee-rights\/150949\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ireland country guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-secondary-light-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fcdab8bb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Want to make smarter, more-informed decisions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.274), 16px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-blue-color has-primary-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"\/uk\/products\/hr-compliance-centre\/?intcmp=hrcc-resources|cta-single|dark|banner|hrcc-product-page|learn-more\" style=\"border-radius:100px\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"belgium-right-to-disconnect\">How has Belgium approached the right to switch off?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees have a general &#8220;right to disconnect&#8221;. Private sector employers with at least 20 employees must give concrete form to this right through formal written provisions. These may be laid down in a company-level collective agreement or in the employer&#8217;s internal works rules, and must cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li>Practical ways in which employees can exercise their right to disconnect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instructions on the use of communication devices to ensure that rest periods, leave and private life are respected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training on the sustainable use of email, phone calls and messages and the risks of excessive connection to work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Belgian law, there are no sanctions for employers that have not implemented the right to disconnect. However, employers do have general obligations in relation to wellbeing at work and a right to disconnect forms part of these. Therefore, if employers do not comply with these obligations, they could face criminal or administrative sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/hrcentre.uk.brightmine.com\/international-manual\/belgium-employee-rights\/150618\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Belgium country guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"other-countries\">What are other countries doing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of other countries around the world have taken steps to tackle the &#8220;always on&#8221; culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-alabaster-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80fb368b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Australia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From 26 August 2024, employees in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairwork.gov.au\/taxonomy\/term\/766#:~:text=A%20non%2Dsmall%20business%20employer,a%20regular%20and%20systematic%20basis.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">non-small business employers<\/a> have the right to disconnect outside their work hours. Employees have the right to refuse contact outside their working hours unless their refusal is unreasonable. This right will apply from 26 August 2025 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairwork.gov.au\/taxonomy\/term\/527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">small business employers<\/a> \u2014 those with fewer than 15 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">France<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In principle, employees have a statutory &#8220;right to disconnect&#8221;, but the means of implementing this right are largely left to negotiation and consultation at the level of individual employers. In companies with 50 or more employees, the employer must conduct regular collective bargaining. Unless otherwise agreed, the themes covered in the negotiations must include the ways in which employees can exercise their right to disconnect and the implementation by the employer of measures to regulate the use of computer-based technology. If no collective agreement is reached on the right to disconnect, the employer must draw up a charter. This must set out the ways in which employees can exercise their right to disconnect and provide for training and awareness-raising measures for employees and managers on the &#8220;reasonable&#8221; use of computer-based technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canada<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Employers in Ontario with 25 or more employees are required to have a written policy on the right of employees to disconnect from their job. The law does not specify the information that the employer is required to include in the policy, but it may include information on employer&#8217;s expectations of employees reading or replying to calls or emails at the end of their working day, or requirements regarding out-of-office notifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luxembourg<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The labour code sets out that employers are required to define a framework enabling employees that use digital devices for their work to disconnect outside working hours. It must include: information on the practical arrangements and technical measures related to disconnecting from digital devices; awareness and training measures; and compensation arrangements in the event of exceptions to the right to disconnect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many countries give employers a certain amount of leeway, allowing contact in the case of emergencies and the ability to tailor their approach to their own particular circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"right-to-switch-off-rules\">What can UK employers expect from upcoming rules on the right to switch off?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Ireland, there is a code of practice on the right to disconnect, whereas in Belgium, legislation has been brought in. At this stage, it is unclear what path the UK Government will take but reports suggest that it is likely that there will be a code of practice agreed upon by employers and employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Ireland and Belgium, employers need to establish a written policy or include information in the collective bargaining agreement or work rules. It looks likely that UK employers will need to work with employees to create workplace policies about the right to disconnect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some key questions that remain unanswered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-alabaster-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80fb368b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will the new rules apply to employers of all sizes? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In some countries, the rules do not apply to smaller organisations \u2014 it will be interesting to see what approach the UK Government takes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will the new rules provide any opt-outs or allow for any alternative arrangements to apply? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many business leaders have suggested that the right to disconnect for senior managers should not apply as they are expected to work &#8220;beyond the clock&#8221; to ensure business and client demands are met. Further, in some sectors that rely on the employee&#8217;s ability to be on call, it will be very difficult to ensure employees can switch off after their working day has ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How will the right to disconnect be enforced? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are reports that a failure to follow a code on the right to disconnect would not give a standalone right to bring an employment tribunal claim, but it could be a factor when deciding what compensation to award in a broader claim.<br>The right to switch off was not mentioned in the King&#8217;s Speech in July 2024. However, it is expected that the text of the Employment Rights Bill will provide the detail we are currently lacking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever approach is taken, employers should be thinking about the best strategies they can put in place to prioritise work-life balance. These might include carrying out assessments to detect any unhealthy practices and employees who are showing signs of struggling with long hours; establishing core working hours across the board; or setting clear expectations about when employees should respond to emails or calls outside core working hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-alabaster-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80fb368b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrcentre.uk.brightmine.com\/commentary-and-insights\/paternity-leave-and-pay-how-does-the-uk-measure-up-to-the-rest-of-the-world\/167268\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paternity leave and pay: How does the UK measure up to the rest of the world?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrcentre.uk.brightmine.com\/commentary-and-insights\/retirement-and-the-pensionable-age-what-does-the-global-employer-need-to-know\/167188\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retirement and the pensionable age: What does the global employer need to know?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrcentre.uk.brightmine.com\/commentary-and-insights\/revolutionising-ai-rules-for-global-employers\/167190\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revolutionising AI rules for global employers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrcentre.uk.brightmine.com\/podcasts-and-webinars\/podcast-global-hiring-ai-eors-and-worker-misclassification-risks\/167221\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podcast: Global hiring &#8211; 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experience as a researcher, writer and editor in multi-jurisdictional employment law. 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