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New Delhi: Bringing into focus the importance of work-life balance in the digital era, NCP (SP)’s Supriya Sule has introduced a private member’s bill in Lok Sabha proposing establishing an ‘employees welfare authority’ to confer the right on employees to disconnect from work-related phone calls & e-mails beyond work hours and on holidays.“Right to Disconnect…
The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 — a private member’s bill introduced in Parliament last week — has reopened the conversation on work-life boundaries, even though experts say it is unlikely to become law anytime soon. The legislation, moved by NCP MP Supriya Sule, proposes giving employees the legal right to ignore work-related communication outside…
Indian workplaces have long operated on an unspoken rule: The workday ends, but work rarely does. Employees slip into their evenings only to be pulled back by a message, a missed call, or a last-minute “quick update.” Into this reality comes the proposed Right to Disconnect Bill, introduced in Parliament, a legislative nudge that questions…
After-office phone calls, emails, and constant buzzing have become a common workplace scenario in India. The repercussions trickle silently into homes through dinner plates pushed aside for late-night calls, children told to “wait just five minutes,” and phones that refuse to stop buzzing even as the country sleeps. In the corporate world where tech giants…
The debate over work-life balance in India moved into Parliament on Friday when Lok Sabha Member of Parliament Supriya Sule introduced a private member’s proposal that seeks to give employees the legal right to disconnect from work after official hours. The “Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025” aims to create clear boundaries between professional demands and…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule has introduced a private member’s Bill in the Lower House to promote work-life balance for workers and employees in India.The Bill, “The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025”, seeks to impose sanctions at a rate of 1 per cent of the total remuneration of its employees on entities (companies…
