Belgium: “right to disconnect” extended to all civil servants
Published in the Nr 37 - September 2021
NEWS SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP, DIGITALISATION
According to a draft royal decree, Belgium will soon see a new article added to its civil service act, guaranteeing public employees the right to disconnect. The decree will considerably extend the scope of the measure: all aspects relating to working time, personal time and care are considered in an integrated manner, and it will apply to all employees, whether or not they work from home.
« The decree provides for the possibility of regular consultation within each organization on all aspects of disconnection »
- For more information: fedweb.belgium.be (in French), (machine translation into English)