Most workers invoking the Albanese government’s new right to disconnect are using it to sue their employer over sackings or disciplinary decisions, including by not responding to misconduct allegations, the latest cases reveal.
The Fair Work Commission told a Senate hearing last week that, since the right came into effect in August, four of the seven cases before the commission had been made under adverse action and dismissal laws. Three other cases involved a dispute over the right, while a fourth dispute had been withdrawn.
