A Trusted Learning and Development Advisor
A Trusted Learning and Development Advisor
The Right to Disconnect is becoming an essential workplace topic across Australia. With new laws and workplace agreements focusing on employees’ ability to switch off outside of work hours, organisations need to find the balance between respecting personal wellbeing and ensuring operational continuity.
This Right to Disconnect Training Course helps managers and staff understand their responsibilities, build healthier boundaries, and design systems that protect both productivity and employee wellbeing. Participants will explore how to manage availability expectations, knowledge continuity, and delegation practices so that no critical tasks are lost when staff disconnect.
Australia’s Fair Work reforms have placed a spotlight on psychosocial hazards and workplace wellbeing. Poorly managed communication and after-hours expectations can lead to burnout, stress, and compliance risks. This training provides practical strategies to support both individuals and organisations, ensuring employees can rest without compromising business needs.
Q. Why is the Right to Disconnect important in Australia?
The Right to Disconnect is increasingly recognised in workplace agreements and legislation. It helps reduce stress, burnout, and psychosocial hazards, while improving engagement and retention.
Q. Who should attend this training?
This course is suitable for managers, HR professionals, and staff who want to establish healthy workplace boundaries and improve workplace communication.
Q. How does this course support workplace wellbeing?
By teaching tools that balance personal wellbeing with organisational needs, participants learn how to reduce stress risks while maintaining productivity.
Q. Can this course be tailored for our organisation?
Yes. Preferred Training Networks customises all courses, and this program can be adapted for specific industries, including corporate offices, government agencies, and frontline teams.
Q. Is this course delivered across Australia?
Yes. We deliver in-house training Australia-wide, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and regional areas. Virtual options are also available.
The Right to Disconnect training course explores how employees and organisations can balance wellbeing with operational needs. While switching off outside of work hours is terrific for health and productivity, it also raises questions about continuity of knowledge and task management. This course shows how leaders and staff can find a win–win solution. This means protecting personal time while building stronger systems for knowledge management, communication, and delegation. Participants will leave with practical tools to support both individual balance and organisational resilience. This course was prompted by a CEO getting very frustrated when an alarm went off in the factory. It was a long night, and they couldn’t contact the person with the code. Why not have a better system in place?
Target Audience:
Managers and Staff
Duration:
This course is available as a 1-day course or a truncated half-day course.
Delivery:
This course can be delivered both in-person or virtually. For virtual delivery, we can use our virtual platforms or your organisations.Group Size:
We recommend a group size of 4-10 people.
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