Teachers seek right to disconnect as out-of-hours contact becomes 'constant'

The pandemic world of digital learning has 'set up a structure where pupils and parents contact teachers at any time', the INTO Congress heard. File Picture.

Teachers have called for a right to disconnect with legal weight, as they told the INTO that out-of-hours contact from parents and staff has become “constant” since the pandemic.

INTO members deplored the erosion of switch-off time for principals and teachers, which has lingered even after the return to in-person teaching.