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ARTICLE · 24 MAY 2017

The ubiquitous workplace: is setting boundaries a good thing?

Several risks are associated with any mismanagement of the blurring of boundaries between private and professional time.

AustraliaStrategy

Employers and employees alike have been pondering this dilemma ever since mobile phones came about. However, with technology integrating all of life's aspects, and business operating not only around the world, but also around the clock, boundaries between private and professional time are blurring.

Several risks are associated with the mismanagement of this emerging phenomenon of the ubiquitous workplace:

Mental health risk, and more specifically preventing burnout and its tangible and intangible costs.
  • Companies have a responsibility for their employees' wellbeing, and legal liability for mental health issues is on the rise across the world.
From a legal perspective: australian legislation places mental health on equal footing with all other aspects of workplace safety, and imposes a duty of care on employers (Source: Australian Human Rights Commission). There are many aspects that are critical to mitigating mental health risk in the

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