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The right to be “offline” and rest in the context of a task-based working time system
The right to be “offline” and rest in the context of a task-based working time system

Author(s): Kinga Piwowarska, Andrzej Marian Świątkowski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Higher Education , State/Government and Education, Sociology of Culture, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: working time; the right to ”disconnect”; the right to be offline; legal protection; equal treatment; working conditions; rest; academic employee

Summary/Abstract: The authors present how the directive on the right to be offline will be formulated by the European Parliament and the Council. They analyse the subject and scope of minimum requirements enabling employees to use digital tools in professional matters without disturbing the balance between offline work and rest. They discuss means of implementing the right to be offline and provide protection against unfavourable treatment of leisure by employers. The authors focus on the analysis of the right to be offline in the context of a task-based working time system, including practical problems of employing academic staff.

  • Issue Year: 6/2025
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 1-20
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English
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