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Re:Australian employees now have the right to ignore work em... by Bostonian on Sunday August 25, 2024 @08:51PM (#41352925)
That's unrealistic. Managers who are unhappy with workers ignoring emails will find a reason to fire them, not promote them, or give them a smaller bonus.
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Re:Australian employees now have the right to ignore work em... by HeatrayEnjoyer on Sunday August 25, 2024 @08:54PM (#41352937)
With that logic you could throw out any labor protection law. Let's keep it constructive.
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Re:Australian employees now have the right to ignore work em... by ehnto on Sunday August 25, 2024 @09:14PM (#41353054)
It sets the rules, workers will have to fight for it to be followed still. But sociopathic management now knows workers have a foot to stand on in court, enterprises will be inclined to make it policy. Less sociopathic management might realise they were being assholes and dial it back a bit. Some managers genuinely don't realise that the current "norm" is not fair, since they are deep in the zeitgeist.

Countless exceptions sure but there's no denying this is a good attempt at change.

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