Worker's right to disconnect: A new manifestation of labor rights in the era of information technology with a reflection on the labor laws of France and Italy

Mortezagholi, Sara; Sedaghati, Keyvan; Agah, Vahid

doi:10.22034/mral.2024.2020398.1573

Worker's right to disconnect: A new manifestation of labor rights in the era of information technology with a reflection on the labor laws of France and Italy

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Sara Mortezagholi ¹

keyvan sedaghati ¹

vahid agah ²

¹ Public Law, Faculty of Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

² Allame Tabataba&#039;i

10.22034/mral.2024.2020398.1573

Abstract

The technological evolution in the field of employment and the increase in possibilities for remote work add to the necessity of the right to disconnect and also the right to protect the privacy of individuals in the current digital age; since the "always online and connected" culture is an invasion of work into private life and violates the right of individuals to rest as one of the rights associated with work and employment. The concept of the workshop has evolved in the current digital space and it is not only referred to a physical place or a specific workshop, but a new concept called "work space" has been proposed, which requires new support to work in this space rather than the negative effects of the arrangements. Flexible work's negative consequences such as psychosocial disorders and stress are minimized and the balance between work and life of the workforce is maintained. The right to disconnect is a new manifestation of the right to rest of the workforce in the digital age, which is recognized in the leading legal systems with the efforts of labor unions as a legal tool to protect health and safety of workers and ensure a better work-life balance and impose effective restrictions on the work time in the digital era. Rules are being clarified and developed to better comply with this right.

Keywords

Right to Rest"

Digital Transformation"

Right to Disconnect"

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Work-Life Balance"

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Remote Work"

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