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We would like to hear how often people are working overtime and what the proposed employment rights bill could mean for themThe UK government has plans to introduce the ‘right to switch off’ for workers, as part of a new employment rights bill. The new policy would establish a legal barrier between workers’ professional and private lives, meaning employers are expected to only contact employees during an agreed set of hours.An employer repeatedly breaching this agreement by making contact out-of-hours could be an aggravating factor if they are taken to an employment tribunal and add thousands of pounds to their compensation bills. Continue reading…
We would like to hear how often people are working overtime and what the proposed employment rights bill could mean for them
The UK government has plans to introduce the ‘right to switch off’ for workers, as part of a new employment rights bill. The new policy would establish a legal barrier between workers’ professional and private lives, meaning employers are expected to only contact employees during an agreed set of hours.
An employer repeatedly breaching this agreement by making contact out-of-hours could be an aggravating factor if they are taken to an employment tribunal and add thousands of pounds to their compensation bills.
