In a significant move addressing the growing conversation around workplace burnout and mental health in India, a new legislative proposal seeks to give employees the legal right to ignore work-related calls and emails outside of office hours.

Introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule, the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 , proposes the establishment of an Employees’ Welfare Authority. If enacted, the bill would empower workers to refuse work communications post-shift and on holidays without fear of disciplinary action.

Tackling the ‘Always-On’ Culture

The introduction of the bill comes at a time when India’s corporate work culture is under intense scrutiny. The conversation around work-life balance gained renewed urgency following the trag

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