“Common misconception... employers are in breach... for simply contacting... it's actually that employees are protected from any disciplinary action should they choose not to respond.”

Alicia Middleton · ER/IR Unpacked · When is HR personally liable? with Joydeep Hor

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Stated that merely contacting employees out of hours does not breach the right-to-disconnect; only disciplinary action for not responding would breach it

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