Aussie influencer behind Fayt fashion label reveals her surprising take on Australia's new 'right to disconnect' laws READ MORE: Kyle Sandilands reveals his brother Chris' wedding date By A. James For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:11 BST, 27 August 2024 | Updated: 03:17 BST, 27 August 2024 e-mail View comments Multimillionaire entrepreneur Brittney Saunders has responded to the government's new 'right to disconnect' laws which came into effect on Monday. From August 26, employees of non-small businesses (companies employing 15 or more people) can refuse to respond to 'unreasonable' after-hours calls from their employer.
And the 31-year-old took to her social media to tell employers it was the ideal time for them to 'get their s*** together'. The influencer, who owns the Fayt clothing label, used an Instagram video to tell her followers that the new law was simply 'common sense'. 'Australians now have a legal right to switch off after work hours,' she said on Monday.
'As a business owner with more than 60 employees [I wonder] why is this not a common sense practice within businesses? 'I think this is a great thing - but don't bosses and businesses already have this as a common sense thing? 'As a business owner myself I can say this is a step in the absolute right direction,' Saunders added. Multimillionaire entrepreneur Brittney Lee Saunders has responded to the government's new 'right to disconnect' laws which came into effect on Monday. Pictured: Brittany's Instagram video 'And to all you business owners out there get your s*** together - stop contacting your employees after hours and learn to be a little more organised.
' Sharing the post on Monday Brittany added the caption: 'Calling all bosses and people in leadership who constantly pester employees after work hours, today is not your day xx.' It comes after Kyle Sandilands issued a warning to Aussies over the new legislation. Brittany added tha new laws should be 'common sense' with bosses and businesses.
Kyle Sandilands (pictured) meanwhile greeted the legislation with scepticism Speaking on his KIIS FM Kyle and Jackie O breakfast show on Monday, the 53-year-old shock jock warned workers not to get too excited about the new regulations. 'It doesn't mean they won't railroad you out behind the scenes,' he said. Kyle argued that while it would be illegal, under the new rules, for bosses to punish workers for not responding after hours, some unscrupulous managers could find ways around the laws.
'Don't think for a second: "Screw that real estate agent boss",' he said. Read More Brittney Saunders admits to visiting Parramatta only ONCE before 'Because eventually they will find a way to get rid of you to work around the boundaries.' Kyle also urged all Aussie workers to not abuse the system.
'Everyone you can say, "oh by law, I don't have to respond to that" and they will then go, "no worries".' 'And then they get you for every little tiny infringement. You will go if they want you to go, one way or another.
So, don't abuse the system.' Kyle's co-host Jackie O Henderson, 49, agreed with Kyle's warning adding that being contacted outside of work hours was a modern problem. 'I feel like that might happen,' Jackie said.
'I think it's sometimes because the thing is that work hours now are infinity. When you didn't have email and mobile phones, you never got bothered outside of work hours.' Kyle replied: 'And nothing got done.
It was the late 1970s. The world spun very slowly back then.' The new laws will legally protect workers from being forced to take non-emergency calls and respond to emails outside of business hours.
Employees of large companies can refuse to respond to 'unreasonable' after-hours calls from their employer. Not answering the phone will be unreasonable if the contact is required by law. The 31-year-old influencer owns the Fayt clothing label and employs 60 workers.
Pictured: Saunders If the call or email is not required to be answered by law, reasonableness will be judged by the worker's job responsibility level, how disruptive the contact was and whether they were compensated. The Fair Work Commission is the port of call for an employee or employer to take a complaint. Companies which breach the rules, including an individual employee, can be liable to civil fines up to $19,800.
The changes do not prohibit an employer actually sending the email or message outside work hours. The new federal laws will apply to businesses 15 or more staff as of August 26, 2025. Smaller companies have another 12 months to adapt to the change.
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