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Support is mounting for employees to have a 'right to disconnect' from work, and employers that don't act quickly to take the lead on this issue risk being forced into measures that don't suit them, an employment law barrister warns.

Ian Neil SC says the "impetus will come from below and above" on this topic, starting with more unions negotiating a right to disconnect during enterprise bargaining.

Claims for this right are occurring across different Australian sectors, including financial and banking services, higher education and public services – the Victoria Police EA is a notable example...