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Why proposed right to disconnect is bad labour legislation
The proponents of the right to disconnect argue that the dramatic shift from the physical to the digital workspace has made employees permanently accessible to their supervisors. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
Senior Partner in the Commercial Employment and IPT Practice
DLA Piper Africa, Kenya
If Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has his way, it will soon become illegal in Kenya for employers to as much as send a text message to an employee on a work-related issue outside working hours.
The declared purpose of his Employment (Amendment) Bill 2022 is to provide employees with the right to disconnect from their employers and assure them of personal time and privacy.
