![Workers who receive calls or emails from their boss during annual leave, late at night, or while cooking dinner for their young family, will have the right to ignore them until they begin their shift.
The news laws on the right-to-disconnect come into effect tomorrow [[Mon 26 Aug]].](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/6b5bbd1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4731x2661+0+542/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F44%2Ff9%2Ff13942dd4bd5a9a506e0e1cf89ef%2Fportrait-of-successful-asian-woman-holding-mobile-2023-11-27-05-15-31-utc.jpg&imwidth=1280)
Key Points
- Australians can refuse to monitor, read or respond to work communication outside of paid hours unless doing so is unreasonable, as the new laws on the right-to-disconnect take effect on Monday, August 26.
- The Northern Territory has a new government after the state election has been held.
- Cancelling the Philippine Passport of dismissed Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo may favour her, and will not help hold her accountable for the charges against her, according to a Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission spokesperson.
- Mutya ng Pilipinas presents its 31 candidates vying for this year's competition.
