Australia's disconnect laws

Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to "disconnect" allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours calls, emails and texts from their bosses

People can now refuse to monitor, read, or respond to their employers' attempts to contact them outside work hours

"The 'right to disconnect' laws are rushed, poorly thought out and deeply confusing," the Australian Industry Group said

The law is similar to those of some European and Latin American countries

Research indicates that the right to disconnect benefits employees, said University of Sydney associate professor Chris Wright.