{"id":36389,"date":"2024-04-02T10:07:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T23:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/?p=36389"},"modified":"2024-04-03T11:20:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T00:20:12","slug":"right-to-disconnect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/?p=36389","title":{"rendered":"Right to Disconnect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36389\" class=\"elementor elementor-36389\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f08888 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f08888\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e7cf9a\" data-id=\"4e7cf9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9282add elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9282add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Right to Disconnect - What you need to know<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fe6b22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fe6b22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c12db4\" data-id=\"2c12db4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acff87d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acff87d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Right to Disconnect has been introduced as an amendment to the Fair Work Act via the legislation of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.au\/C2024A00002\/asmade\/text\" target=\"_blank\">Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024.&nbsp;<\/a>The amendment is intended to protect employees from any adverse action by the Employer, where the Employee refuses to take unreasonable work calls or answer emails in their unpaid personal time.<\/p>\n<p>Determining what is an \u201cunreasonable refusal\u201d may well be impacted by several factors, including the type of job. An example maybe, an emergency doctor on call, would be required to be contactable at different times of the day, but a retail worker may have clearly designated shifts such as working from 9am to 5pm. <\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e82013\" data-id=\"8e82013\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad6c8a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad6c8a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-36392\" alt=\"Right to Disconnect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2.jpg 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd1c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bd1c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The right to disconnect, and the rules that come with it, will begin on the 26 August 2024 for non-small businesses, however for small businesses that have fewer than 15 employees will have a further 12 months before implementation. <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9988de6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9988de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Right-to-Disconnect-3.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download our Right to Disconnect Checklist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fec2388 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fec2388\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39c5655\" data-id=\"39c5655\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86bc32f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86bc32f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Right to Disconnect - When is refusing contact unreasonable?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84a150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d84a150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the Commission\u2019s direction, refusing contact may be \u201cunreasonable\u201d based on:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-459f04a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"459f04a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29936fc\" data-id=\"29936fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ca38e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22ca38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36394\" alt=\"Right to Disconnect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png 438w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a96c31\" data-id=\"2a96c31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c3a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21c3a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe reason for out of hours contact\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed90544 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed90544\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f0108a\" data-id=\"0f0108a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3c357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a3c357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36394\" alt=\"Right to Disconnect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png 438w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-972b578\" data-id=\"972b578\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc35206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc35206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow the contact is made\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a07159 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a07159\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-efa5b18\" data-id=\"efa5b18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb9453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cb9453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36394\" alt=\"Right to Disconnect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png 438w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af8c361\" data-id=\"af8c361\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cb3a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9cb3a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe level of disruption to the employee\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-92b2957 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92b2957\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b150095\" data-id=\"b150095\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13bdbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d13bdbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36394\" alt=\"Right to Disconnect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png 438w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0e7db6\" data-id=\"d0e7db6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae5fc35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae5fc35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe extent to which the employee is compensated (i.e. by way of an on-call allowance or additional remuneration for working outside normal hours)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-405a4ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"405a4ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05f362a\" data-id=\"05f362a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9750eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9750eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36394\" alt=\"Right to Disconnect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png 438w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eea0f9\" data-id=\"5eea0f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76e963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d76e963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAny non-monetary compensation the employee may receive on top of their wage\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d10560f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d10560f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87211ae\" data-id=\"87211ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94afd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d94afd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36394\" alt=\"Right to Disconnect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png 438w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58f9a00\" data-id=\"58f9a00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fa1a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84fa1a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe nature of the employee\u2019s role and responsibilities\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7aaaa17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7aaaa17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de82fff\" data-id=\"de82fff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6524e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6524e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36394\" alt=\"Right to Disconnect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1.png 438w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c2a252\" data-id=\"2c2a252\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9caa36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9caa36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe caring responsibilities of the employee\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e16b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e16b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b524e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96b524e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I handle Disputes?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5654b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5654b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf a dispute arises the employer should first try to come to an agreement with the employee at a workplace level. Where an agreement can\u2019t be made, the matter can be taken to the Fair Work Commission who can enforce \u2018stop\u2019 orders, including:\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-76677b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76677b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b81cdc\" data-id=\"8b81cdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea849e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea849e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36395\" alt=\"Right to Disconnect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2.png 438w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e7a381\" data-id=\"6e7a381\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-028abb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"028abb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo prevent the employee from \u201cunreasonably\u201d refusing out-of-hours contact\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1023b5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1023b5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5fad2b\" data-id=\"c5fad2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec3ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ec3ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36395\" alt=\"Right to Disconnect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2.png 438w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-130d989\" data-id=\"130d989\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c106529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c106529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo stop an employer from contacting a worker out of hours\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-350a48f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"350a48f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b6eb24\" data-id=\"8b6eb24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f722f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4f722f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36395\" alt=\"Right to Disconnect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2.png 438w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Right-to-Disconnect-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8575ff9\" data-id=\"8575ff9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09aadc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a09aadc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo prevent an employer from taking disciplinary action against the employee, due to the employer\u2019s belief that the refusal is unreasonable.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f70fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"36f70fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6391129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6391129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need support with the Right to Disconnect Amendment?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d88f340 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d88f340\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0cf526\" data-id=\"d0cf526\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588c2b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"588c2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/hradev.connexionpoint.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HR-Membership-Packages.png\" 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