People Matter: Avoiding Burnout with the Right to Disconnect

Boundaries between work and personal life are essential to employee well-being, but the prevalence of “always on” work culture threatens this balance. To be “always on” means to regularly work and engage in work-related communications outside normal work hours. While some may see this as the ideal employee and praise this work ethic, it can have adverse effects on employees and, in turn, their employers. To address this, France, Italy, and the Philippines, among other countries, have introduced laws regarding the right to disconnect. In Ontario the government has just passed legislation under Bill 27 The Working for Worker Act, 2021 which requires employers with 25 or more employees to implement a written policy on disconnecting from work by June 2, 2022. Read More