"Fair Work Act 2009 s 333M employee right to disconnect"
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 333M allows an employee to refuse to monitor, read or respond to employer or work-related third-party contact outside working hours unless the refusal is unreasonable, and treats those rights as workplace rights.
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This is a human-established fact. It holds within CTH as enacted by Federal Register of Legislation.
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Verified against the current Federal Register of Legislation compilation of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), C2026C00141, compilation date 2 April 2026: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2009A00028/latest/text Current s 333M gives an employee a right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact, or attempted contact, from an employer outside the employee's working hours unless the refusal is unreasonable. It also lets an employee refuse to monitor, read or respond to work-related contact or attempted contact from a third party outside working hours unless the refusal is unreasonable. In determining whether a refusal is unreasonable, the Act requires consideration of the reason for the contact, how it is made and its disruption, the extent of compensation for availability or additional hours, the nature of the employee's role and level of responsibility, and the employee's personal circumstances including family or caring responsibilities. The rights are workplace rights for Part 3-1. A refusal is unreasonable if the contact or attempted contact is required under Commonwealth, State or Territory law. Dogfood note: Source searches for Fair Work Act s 333M, right to disconnect, and refusal of outside-hours contact did not surface a native Fair Work Act s 333M row. Results were dominated by newly proposed Fair Work wage topics and unrelated Competition and Consumer Act rows.
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Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 333M was inserted by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 and provides an employee-side right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact (or attempted contact) from an employer, or a third party in connection with work, outside working hours unless refusal is unreasonable. Reasonableness factors include the reason for contact, method and disruption, compensation for availability, employee role and family/caring responsibilities. Commenced 26 August 2024 for non-small-business employers and 26 August 2025 for small-business employers. The right is a workplace right protected by Part 3-1 general protections. Verified against the current compilation on the Federal Register of Legislation.
Verified against Federal Register Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). s 333M creates an employee right to refuse to monitor, read, or respond to out-of-hours employer contact unless that refusal is unreasonable, with factor-based test. Canonical claim accurate.
Aligned. Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 333M correctly described: employees may refuse to monitor/read/respond to out-of-hours employer or work-related third-party contact unless refusal is unreasonable. The five factors (reason for contact, disruption, compensation for availability, role/responsibility level, personal circumstances) match the statute. The carve-out for contact required by Commonwealth/State/Territory law is correct. Treatment as a workplace right under Part 3-1 is also correct.
Verified against the Federal Register text of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 333M, inserted by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024. Commenced 26 August 2024 for non-small-business employers; 26 August 2025 for small business. s 333M(1) gives an employee the right to refuse to monitor/read/respond to out-of-hours employer contact unless unreasonable, s 333M(2) extends to work-related third-party contact, and it is a workplace right under Part 3-1. Topic answer accurately reflects current law.
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 333M (right to disconnect) is correctly described — it gives employees a workplace right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact outside working hours unless that refusal is unreasonable. Commenced 26 Aug 2024 (non-small business) / 26 Aug 2025 (small business).