Solving the never-ending work day - a podcast by ABC Radio

from 2021-04-06T04:00

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Australians work some of the longest hours in the developed world, and for plenty of people the job doesn't finish when they leave the office.

Now at one workplace in Australia, employees and their union are saying enough is enough.

They've incorporated a 'right to disconnect' into their contracts.

So what does that mean in practice?

And could it work for you?

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Daniel Ziffer, Reporter, ABC TV The Business

Sergeant Rachel Dunkinson, Victoria Police

Wayne Gatt, Secretary, Police Association of Victoria

Danni Hunter, Victorian Executive Director, Property Council of Australia

Professor Emmanuel Josserand, Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney

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