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The Social Democrats support today\u2019s call for new legislation giving workers the right to ‘switch off’ once their working day is over.<\/p>\n

Party co-leader R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall TD said:<\/p>\n

\u201cAll workers have a right to \u2018switch off\u2019 once their working day is over. Undoubtedly the ‘always on’ culture of many workplaces contributes to workplace stress. The Social Democrats support the call by the Financial Services Union on World Mental Health Day today for new legislation to be introduced to give workers the right to disconnect.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys has established an interdepartmental working group to examine issues around flexible working. But the lack of clear lines between the working day and free time is about more than flexible working patterns \u2013 it\u2019s about making sure workers can properly disconnect after working hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrance, Italy and Spain all have legislation now in place and it’s time Ireland caught up. The Social Democrats will make it a Manifesto commitment to provide such legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n

10th October 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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