New law allows Australians to ignore after hours work calls and emails 

FILE - Workers are reflected in an office building's windows in Sydney's Barangaroo business district in Australia's largest city, May 8, 2017. Millions of Australians can now break free from the stress of after-hours calls and emails from work.

Australian employees now have the right to ignore their bosses outside working hours thanks to a new law which enshrines the "right to disconnect." The legislation, which passed in February and came into force Monday, protects workers who refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact from their employers after the hours of work. More than 20 countries, including France, have brought in similar laws.