{"id":369483,"date":"2025-12-10T17:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=369483"},"modified":"2025-12-10T17:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:04:52","slug":"right-to-disconnect-bill-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/10\/right-to-disconnect-bill-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to Disconnect Bill 2025 tabled in Lok Sabha: Will India move towards better Work-Life Balance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 5-12-2025, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025<\/span>, was tabled in the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Lok Sabha.<\/span> This Bill was introduced by <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Mrs. Supriya Sule, Member of Parliament<\/span>, proposing rights that aim to pay respect employees&#8217; personal space by recognizing disengaging or disconnect as their legal <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">right<\/span>, while allowing companies flexibility to negotiate terms suited to their work culture. It also addresses unpaid overtime, mandates policies for remote work, and introduces counselling and digital detox initiatives to mitigate the adverse effects of hyper-connectivity.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Highlights of the Right to Disconnect Bill<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>This Bill defines various key terms such as:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Out of work hours:<\/span> time outside contractually agreed work hours or decided schedule.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Authority:<\/span> the Employees&#8217; Welfare Authority established under the Act.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Company:<\/span> entity registered under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002766251\" target=\"_blank\">Companies Act, 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Society:<\/span> entity registered under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002919602\" target=\"_blank\">Societies Registration Act, 1860<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Bill mandates the creation of an <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Employees&#8217; Welfare Authority<\/span>, a central body ensuring that employee dignity and work life balance are protected in the digital age.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Authority<\/span> is entrusted with a wide range of responsibilities, including<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Oversee implementation<\/span> of the right to disconnect across companies and societies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Formulate negotiation charters<\/span> between employers and employees to define out of work hour protocols.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Conduct baseline studies<\/span> on digital tool usage outside work hours to assess the impact of hyper-connectivity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Promote welfare measures<\/span> such as counselling services, awareness programs, and digital detox initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Prepare a charter within one year<\/span> of its constitution to guide agreements between employers and employees.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Disseminate knowledge and information<\/span> about digital communication tools to State Governments, companies, and societies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Section 7<\/span> of this Bill establishes that every employee enjoys a <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">legal right to disconnect<\/span> from work-related communications once their agreed working hours have ended.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Employers can reach out after hours, only during mutually agreed out of work windows, whether through telecom, video calls, emails, or messages.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Employees, however, are <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">under no obligation to respond<\/span>, and choosing not to engage cannot result in any disciplinary action. If no agreement is reached, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Charter<\/span> will clearly specify normal out of work hours, ensuring employees can disconnect or be fairly compensated with overtime if they choose to respond.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Section 11<\/span> states that, if employees choose to respond during these periods, they are entitled to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">overtime pay at the normal wage rate<\/span>, thereby preventing exploitation and ensuring fair compensation for additional work.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Bill addresses the challenges of remote work by requiring mutually agreed policies and awareness programmes on digital tool use. It also mandates counselling services and <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Digital Detox Centres<\/span> to support employee well-being and healthier technology habits.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>To ensure strict compliance, the Bill imposes financial sanctions on companies or societies that fail to define the required conditions in their <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Charters or remote work<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">policies<\/span>, or that violate any provision of the Act.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The penalty is fixed at <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">1% of the total remuneration paid to employees<\/span>, under Section 19 serving as a significant financial deterrent against non-compliance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">Read about the Right to Disconnect Bill 2025, introduced in the Lok Sabha, safeguarding dignity, mental health, and work life 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