Stan Fainzilberg, employment lawyer, on right to disconnect legislation

Interview Summary

The Ontario government recently passed Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act. The act includes a law that ensures employers with more than 25 employees must incorporate a right to disconnect policy in the workplace. How will this policy be implemented by employers? Will this change anything in the workplace for employees who are experiencing burnout?

Stan Fainzilberg, a Toronto employment lawyer and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joins Jeff McArthur on Global News Radio 640 Toronto to answer these questions and more.

Interview Notes

• What are employee entitlements under the right to disconnect law in Ontario?
• What avenues do employees have to pursue their rights to disconnect at the workplace?
• Why are businesses with less than 25 employees exempt from the right to disconnect laws?
• Are employers obligated to draft the specifics of their own right to disconnect policies?
• Is the right to disconnect legislation welcomed by employees?
• Will disconnect policies curb flexible work hours for employees working from home?
• Is this legislation the beginning of big changes for the workplace in the new year?