The Urgent Need For A “Right To Disconnect” In India
- IJLLR Journal
- Jun 13
- 1 min read
Aditi Sonal, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore
ABSTRACT
The technological advancement has brought about major changes including some negative impacts in the work culture. One of them is them the blurring of boundaries between employees’ work and private lives. One way to tackle this problem is through the “Right to Disconnect”. This right which basically means refraining from work-related communications after the working hours aims to guarantee employee’s right to rest and promote safe and healthy working conditions. Employees are expected to remain online at all times leading to stress, fatigue and reduced productivity.
This paper extensively discusses about this topic involving its emergence, current situation in different countries and also provides the reasons for it to be implemented in India. It also discusses about the legal action that needs to be taken in case of its violation. It explores how this right can be achieved by giving recommendations on how to overcome the existing loopholes that prevent it from being implemented. Finally, it argues that recognising this important in order to protect employees’ mental health, dignity and establish a work-life balance in this new digital era.
Keywords: Right to disconnect, mental health, working hours, technological advancement, employees and work-life balance.
