“I support this proposal because workers should have a clear right to disconnect from work outside their agreed working hours. Constant expectations to answer messages, emails or calls can negatively affect work-life balance and family life. Protecting personal time does not mean reducing workplace flexibility during working hours. It simply ensures that employees can properly rest and spend time with their families without feeling pressured to remain available. A healthy balance between work and private life benefits both workers and society as a whole.”
Northsea Working Families Right to Disconnect Act of 2024
Rationale
This Act protects workers’ ability to disconnect outside agreed working hours, strengthening work-life balance and family stability while preserving normal workplace flexibility during the working day.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right to Disconnect |
No specific right; contracts decide
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Legal right to ignore out-of-hours contact
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Right to DisconnectProposer
Party
Northsea National Union
The Northsea National Union stands for a strong, united, and resilient country. We support a capable defence, modern infrastructure, a confident national identity, and policies that help working families build stable and prosperous lives.
Core pillars
Genevieve Chapman
Home Secretary · Age 36
A former broadcast journalist turned activist, Genevieve Chapman honed her razor-sharp rhetoric in front of cameras before trading the studio for the streets, where her ability to turn cold facts into compelling arguments makes her a force even the most jaded audiences can’t ignore.
Timeline
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Draft10 September 2024
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Vote Open10 September 2024
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Vote Closed9 November 2024
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Did Not Become Law9 November 2024
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
National Assembly
FailedFor: 18 / 100 seats (18.0%)
Against: 47 · Abstained: 35 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Socialist Of The Northsea | 16 | No | No if you have a job and wish to get paid properly then people need to work for it you cant work in an industry and just say im going to go home now cause I want to watch TV |
| Liberal Center | 31 | No | We prefer the actual law |
| Northsea National Union Proposer | 18 | Yes | No reason given |
| Progressive Alliance For Flora And Fauna | 0 | Yes | I support this proposal because workers should have a clear right to disconnect from work outside their agreed working hours. Constant expectations to answer messages, emails or calls can negatively affect work-life balance and family life. Protecting personal time does not mean reducing workplace flexibility during working hours. It simply ensures that employees can properly rest and spend time with their families without feeling pressured to remain available. A healthy balance between work and private life benefits both workers and society as a whole. |
| The Northsea Rally | 35 | Abstain | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“No if you have a job and wish to get paid properly then people need to work for it you cant work in an industry and just say im going to go home now cause I want to watch TV”
“We prefer the actual law”