Right to Disconnect Panel @ IMEX 2024

Workin’ overtime, need a wellness check

I just need an opportunity to disconnect

Is that a human right? Opinions intersect

Does it need a legal fix? Or just respect?

The right to disconnect from the business matrix

Australia decided to fix it with legislation

That was an education, it was a show-stopper

So now there’s an official policy from Nicole Walker

Seventeen pages long, the team can push back

On extra work after work, that’s a good track

Senior management is compensated to check

But the foot soldiers now get to unplug at Arinex

And if not, they might get a knock from an officer

Suffice to say, that law is not popular

Not in an industry that manages speakers

And hosts a lot of happy hour parties with margaritas

An industry where you have to constantly race to keep up

Take it from Nia Zarate Angarita

Every email you get is not an emergency

We all need to resist the pull of false urgency

Workin’ overtime, I need a wellness check

I just need an opportunity to disconnect

Is that a human right? Or just intersect

Does it need a legal fix? Or just respect?

This industry is caffeined and totally jazzed

It goes to parties and shows and moves fast

If you like a different pace, then go choose a different path

That’s a direct quote from Kenes, Ori Lahav

All we need is trust, judgment and flexibility

Managers can provide their workers with that agility

Empower your people to play the trickiest game

And be consistently great, take it from Nicky McGrane

When you’ve got a bunch of new mothers using daycare

It takes a flexible schedule to support them and play fair

Cut them off at 5:30 pm?

That is not the right time zone for Europeans

Support the singles and daddies and mommies

People are different, Ajay Bhojwani

It’s imperative to support the critical preferences

Because everyone has a lot of individual differences

Workin’ overtime, need a wellness check

I just need an opportunity to disconnect

Is that a human right? Opinions intersect

Does it need a legal fix? Or just respect?

I’m workin’ overtime, need a wellness check

I just need an opportunity to disconnect

Is that a human right? Opinions intersect

Does it need a legal fix? Or just respect?

Just respect