Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule has introduced a private member's Bill in the Lower House on Friday to promote work-life balance for workers and employees in India.

The Bill, titled "The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025", seeks to establish an Employees' Welfare Authority and confer the right on every employee to disconnect from work-related telephone calls and e-mails beyond work hours and on holidays.

The Core Principle: A Right to Refuse Contact

The primary goal of the Bill is to address the 'erosion of boundaries between professional and personal life' caused by digital and communication technology, which allows workers to be available 'round the clock', as mentioned in the Bill's Statement of Objects and Reasons.

The Bill grants every employee the right to disconnect 'out-of-work' hou

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