The Right to Disconnect Bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. The bill aims to allow employees to refrain from attending to work-related calls and emails outside office hours. NCP MP Supriya Sule introduced the “Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025”, which seeks to establish an Employees’ Welfare Authority. The bill proposes granting every employee the right to disconnect from work-related calls and emails beyond official work hours and on holidays. It further includes provisions allowing employees to refuse to respond to such communications and addresses related matters.
In India, the work-life balance is highly disrupted. Employees from all sectors are complaining about extended working hours. Employees complain that they are forced to work after office hours, and there are no proper rules and regulations for it. The demand for 5-day banking has also been pending for the last 2 years.
In 2019 also, MP Supriya Sule had introduced ‘Right to Disconnect’ bill. The objective of this Bill is to empower every employee to have the Right to disconnect from all work-related communication after their set work hours.
The Bill seeks to constitute the ‘Employees’ Welfare Authority’ for the purpose of the Act, consisting of ex-officio members of important Ministries as specified in the Act. The Authority shall discharge such functions as may be necessary to ensure the welfare of employees in the country and formulate a charter that outlines the terms and conditions to be negotiated between employees and employers of a company or society. The Bill clearly states that every employee must have the Right to Disconnect, when contacted for work related purposes after work hours. If contacted, the employee is not obliged to reply or shall have the right to refuse to answer such calls or any other form of communication. The Bill also instructs every registered company and society to constitute Employees’ Welfare Committees consisting of its employees to assist or represent the employees for negotiation of terms and conditions of out-of-work hours with employers. The Bill also provides for counseling services to increase awareness among employees and citizens, on reasonable use of digital and communication tools, for professional and personal use
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