The Off Switch: Boundaries, Balance and the Right to Disconnect
The workday used to end. Now it often follows people home through notifications, messages, and expectations of constant availability. The Off Switch explains Australia’s right to disconnect in plain language and provides practical tools for creating sustainable boundaries without sacrificing workplace performance.
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Beginner
Difficulty level
4
Modules
16
Lessons
9 min
Per module
Self-paced digital learning with video, interactive audits, branching scenario, and downloadable team agreement template
Format
Beginner
Difficulty level
4
Modules
16
Lessons
9 min
Per module
Self-paced digital learning with video, interactive audits, branching scenario, and downloadable team agreement template
Format
Curriculum
Your learning journey
This module names the problem honestly: constant connection feels like commitment but functions like slow leakage - of focus, recovery, and eventually health. Learners see what the research says about technostress, and what the law now says about their right to switch off.
Results
What will change
for you
Measurable outcomes you can expect from completing this course with consistent practice.
Explain the right to disconnect and the factors that make out-of-hours contact reasonable or unreasonable
Recognise availability creep and the team signals that create it
Design personal disconnection boundaries appropriate to their role
Communicate boundaries professionally to colleagues, managers, and clients
Build a team disconnection agreement with shared urgency definitions
(Managers) Apply the reasonable contact test and address the workload causes of after-hours work
Audience
Who is this for?
- All staff and managers
Takeaways
Skills
& frameworks
The practical skills you'll walk away with — backed by the evidence-based frameworks they're grounded in.
Skills you'll build
7Evidence-based frameworks
6People
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The organisations, experts, and partners who built and stand behind this course.
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The Off Switch: Boundaries, Balance and the Right to Disconnect
$9.99 AUD
Disclaimer: This program is designed for education and workplace awareness only. It provides general information about the right to disconnect under Australian law and does not constitute legal advice. Whether specific out-of-hours contact is reasonable depends on individual circumstances, awards, and agreements. For disputes, refer to your organisation's policies, your award or enterprise agreement, or the Fair Work Commission.