New Delhi: Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule has introduced “The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025”, a private member’s Bill aimed at ensuring a healthier work-life balance for employees across India.

The Bill proposes that every employee be granted the right to disconnect from work-related electronic communication outside office hours, including emails, calls, and messages. It also prescribes a sanction of 1% of an organisation’s total employee remuneration for non-compliance.

Sule argued that the increasing dependence on digital tools has blurred the boundaries between personal and professional life, contributing to burnout, sleep deprivation, emotional exhaustion, and a phenomenon described as “telepressure”. The Bill cites studies indicating that constant monitoring of work messages can strai

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