RIGHT TO DISCONNECT

COURSE OUTLINEMAKE AN ENQUIRY

OVERVIEW

Course Overview
This course is designed to give learners an understanding of the Code of Practice on the Right to Disconnect & to gain an understanding of the responsibilities of management outlined in this code. Learners will also develop an understanding of the requirements of a Right to Disconnect Policy.

Duration of courses can be adapted to suit your business needs.

COURSE OUTLINE

CODE OF PRACTICE

  • Purpose of the Code
  • Relevant Legislation

EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS

  • Providing information to employees of what their normal working hours are reasonably expected to be 
  • Ensuring that employees take rest periods 
  • Ensuring a safe workplace, including reviewing their risk assessment and, where necessary their safety statement 
  • Not penalising an employee for acting in compliance with any relevant provision or performing any duty or exercising any right 

EMPLOYEE OBLIGATIONS 

  • Ensuring that they manage their own working time in so much that they can
  • Taking reasonable care to protect their safety, health and welfare and the health and that of co-workers. 
  • Cooperating fully to record working time including when working remotely. 
  • Being mindful of their colleagues’, customers’/clients’ and all other people’s right to disconnect 
  • Notifying the employer of any rest break to which they are entitled to and were not able to avail of.
  • Being conscious of their work pattern and aware of their work-related wellbeing and taking remedial action if necessary.

POLICY

  • Purpose and Scope
  • Employer and Employee Obligations in relation to Working time
  • Normal Working Time
  • Out of Hours Communication
  • Meetings 
  • Working across global time zones (if applicable)

MECHAISM TO RAISE CONCERNS

Q&A

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Gain practical guidance and best practice on the implementation of a Right to Disconnect Policy

Enable participants to foster a positive, balanced workplace culture with regards to work life balance

Providing HR Support For Almost 20 Years

Get in Touch

We would love to hear from you. You can contact us as below:

 Dublin:
The HR Suite,
13 Upper Baggot Street,
2nd Floor,
Dublin 4. DO4 W7K5

 Kerry:
The HR Suite,
Pier 17 Dingle Road,
Tralee,
Co. Kerry. V92 R6DX (HQ)

info@thehrsuite.com01 901 4335066 710 2887

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