After-hours work emails should mean Australians get a four-day work week, union tells government

Australian Services Union, which represents more than 135,000 workers, also calls for ‘roster justice’ rules

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Labor is facing growing calls to legislate a four-day work week and for workers’ annual leave entitlements to be expanded, as part of a review of Australia’s national employment standards.

The Australian Services Union has told the Albanese government that five weeks annual leave is necessary to help employees inundated with instant communication and information updates from the workplace, and to allow workers to take proper breaks to boost their productivity.