Review article
https://doi.org/10.3935/zpfz.73.23.2
Right to (Digitally) Disconnect: Challenges and Possible Solutions
Sandra Laleta
; Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
The increasing use of digital tools for work purposes often results in the worker’s constant availability. That may lead to a breach of the provisions on limited working time and obligatory rest periods, infringing the work-life balance and having a detrimental effect on the worker’s health. The very purpose of introducing the right to disconnect is to prevent, mitigate or resolve such negative consequences. Starting from this background, this paper analyses the regulation of the right to disconnect in EU law, the relevant legislation in several EU Member States and Croatia, and the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union in relation to the implementation of the Directive on Working Time, as well the role of social partners in the regulation and exercise of the right to disconnect.
Keywords
right to disconnect; EU legislation; Croatian legislation; working time; occupational health and safety; social dialogue
Hrčak ID:
308856
URI
Publication date:
16.10.2023.
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