Ep038 - Chief Wellbeing Officer #2 - The Right to Disconnect in the Workplace

<p>The <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/chief-wellbeing-officer-6863274991870455808/" target="_blank"><strong>Chief Wellbeing Officer</strong></a> update is a fortnightly insight column by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombosna/">Tom Bosna</a>, which he writes on LinkedIn and for the <a href="https://pages.pinnaclehealthgroup.com.au/pages.pinnaclehealthgroup.com.au/join-community" target="_blank">Well Workplaces</a> community.</p> <p>For the second CWO, the question is - do you have the right to disconnect in the workplace?</p> <p>The <em><strong>Eight Hours workday Act</strong></em> was passed for Victoria and New South Wales, Australia in <strong>1916</strong>. Fast forward to now and the <u>Fourth industrial Revolution</u> is in full effect and the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds are getting pretty darn blurry - especially at work!</p> <p>Throw in a global pandemic, add in the eight hour work mindset and then stir in Mark Zuckerberg talking about the <a href="https://youtu.be/gElfIo6uw4g"><u>Metaverse</u></a> and things are feeling pretty damn weird (I personally prefer <strong>Icelandverse</strong>).</p> <blockquote>So back to the question - do you have the right to disconnect at your work?</blockquote> <p>Well Workplaces is a movement by Pinnacle Health Group.&nbsp;Our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities.&nbsp;Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways.</p>