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Recommendation 22
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Acknowledged
Paragraph: 135
Establish mechanisms to detect threats to home workers from unreasonable employer expectations
Recommendation
We are not wholly persuaded that there is currently a need for immediate action to establish a statutory “right to disconnect”. But the Government should ensure that mechanisms and processes are in place to detect any significant threat to home workers from unreasonable expectations by employers of availability for work. The Government should also track “right to disconnect” initiatives in Canada and Ireland and elsewhere, to assess their value and effectiveness.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government recognizes concerns about the blurring of boundaries between work and home, notes employer responsibilities, and will continue to monitor international approaches without introducing a statutory ‘right to disconnect’.
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135
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
The Government agrees on the importance of ensuring that people have the time they need for their lives outside of work. The Government’s Flexible Working Taskforce—which comprises business groups, unions, and others—has produced advice on what constitutes good practice when considering this issue in the context of home and hybrid working. This was published independently by members in December 2021 and is accessible on the CIPD website.
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