Employees’ Right to Digital Disconnection Outside Working Hours in Jordanian Legislation: A Comparative Study with French Legislation
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https://doi.org/10.35516/Law.2026.14849Keywords:
Employee, Digital Disconnection, Right to Rest, Labor Law, Jordan, France.Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to encourage the Jordanian legislator to formally define and codify the right to digital disconnection. It explores the legal basis for this right in the context of protecting personal privacy and the right to rest. Additionally, it examines the safeguards provided by Jordanian legislation regarding the regulation of working hours and rest periods, as well as protections against disciplinary actions or termination of employment contracts.
Methods: The researcher used a descriptive approach to define key concepts and outline relevant issues to arrive at findings and recommendations that address the research problem. An analytical approach was also employed to examine pertinent legal texts, focusing on their shortcomings and gaps. Furthermore, a comparative approach was taken to analyze the legal provisions regarding digital disconnection for workers in both Jordan and France.
Results: The study identified several important outcomes, with the most significant being that the right to digital disconnection for workers is a fundamental right crucial for safeguarding their health and privacy. This right is established within labor legislation, although it is implied and indirect in nature.
Conclusions: The study recommends amending the Labor Law to explicitly include the right to digital disconnection as one of the fundamental rights of workers. Until such legislation is enacted, it is suggested that the Ministry of Labor, in collaboration with all three parties involved in production, work to promote this right based on the general provisions of the Labor Law related to working hours, leave, as well as awareness and training initiatives.
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