Work-life balance
Guide
Guidance on the right to disconnect in the public sector
This document provides general guidance to public sector employers and agencies on the implementation and operation of the right to disconnect legislation.
Fact sheet
Right to disconnect: fact sheet
The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 introduces a high-level right to disconnect for all national system employees into Part 2-9 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). Employees will now have a right to not respond to contact from their employer outside of their working hours, unless doing so...
Report
Making it stick: the UK four-day week pilot one year on
This report offers new insight into the effects of a four-day week on UK workers over the longer term, as well as into the strategies used by organisations to fit shorter working hours to their particular circumstances.
Report
How work design shapes mental health in the healthcare and social assistance industry
This report spotlights the insights from the ongoing Design for Care research project about the key psychosocial risks in the healthcare and social assistance industry, and aspects of work design that can protect against these risks.
Guide
Working in Westminster: a guide to looking after your mental health
Research has found that Members of Parliament are significantly more likely to experience mental ill health than the wider population. This guide is intended as a starting point to help people working in politics look after their mental health.