Millionaire Roxy Jacenko has hit out at new laws that give employees the ‘right to disconnect’ and ignore contact attempts from their bosses outside working hours.
The 44-year-old PR expert, who has owned several successful companies during her lifetime, has rejected the parliamentary bill that passed through the Senate on Thursday.
She expressed her anger moments after the controversial industrial relations law was passed, when she shared a screenshot of the news on her Instagram Stories.
‘Suppose you can then also ignore the boss at work lol. Good job, I’m working remotely these days,” she wrote.
The socialite, who is now working on her Australian business from her new home in Singapore, currently owns and runs The Ministry of Talent.
Millionaire Roxy Jacenko, 44, (pictured) has lashed out at new laws that give employees the ‘right to disconnect’ and ignore after-hours contact attempts from their bosses
However, in the past she has founded and led six other companies, including Sweaty Betty PR, Roxy Jacenko Accessories and XRJ Celebrations.
She also ran her 12-year-old daughter’s companies Pixie’s Bows and Pixie’s Pix, and at one point owned a company called 18 Communications.
Roxy has been very vocal in the past about her scathing opinions about Australian workers, often calling them ‘lazy’ and ‘entitled’ for wanting work-life balance.
The PR expert, who has owned several successful companies during her lifetime, denounced the bill that passed the Senate on Thursday
In 2019, the millionaire said there is a cultural problem Down Under, with employees having a “nine-to-five mentality” and not being willing to work hard.
She said Aussies should be more “like a Chinese worker” and strive for success by “working seven days a week” and be available for work visits 24 hours a day.
Employees will soon have the right to ignore their superiors after they leave, under new Australian laws that could mean abusive bosses face criminal penalties.
She expressed her anger moments after the controversial industrial relations law was passed, when she shared a screenshot of the news on her Instagram Stories
The ‘right to disconnect’ is part of a series of changes to industrial relations laws proposed by the federal government under a parliamentary bill.
Lawmakers say it will protect workers’ rights and help restore work-life balance.
While employees currently face disciplinary action or dismissal for ignoring their bosses, the new law will protect their jobs if they do so outside of work hours.
Employers who violate the rule can be fined.