Indonesian Journal of Labour law and Industrial Relations
Vol. 2 No. 02 (2025): Indonesian Journal of Labour Law and Industrial Relations

A Analysis of Workers' Right to Disconnect Outside Working Hours in Relation to Workers' Mental Health: A Comparative Study of Indonesia and France

Dhea Febryana (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Arinto Nugroho (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Frank Abarra Padlan (Pangasinan State University)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Dec 2025

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the regulation of the right to disconnect in France as an instrument for protecting workers' mental health and to identify the urgency of its regulation for workers in Indonesia. This study uses a normative legal method with statutory, comparative, and conceptual approaches through the examination of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials related to labor law, occupational safety and health, and the protection of workers' rights in the digital era. The findings show that France has explicitly regulated the right to disconnect in the Code du Travail as a form of protection for workers' rest time, private life, and mental health. Meanwhile, Indonesia does not yet have an explicit regulation that recognizes workers' right to refuse work or communication outside working hours, so protection against psychosocial risks such as stress, work exhaustion, and burnout has not been fully guaranteed. The recommendation from this study is the need to establish a specific regulation on the right to disconnect in Indonesia as part of labor law reform, while maintaining a balanced consideration of both workers' and employers' interests.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijllir

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Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

The Indonesian Journal of Labor Law and Industrial Relations is a peer-reviewed academic journal that was established by the Faculty of Law, Surabaya State University, with a particular focus on labor law, industrial relations, and industrial relations dispute resolution, both within Indonesia and ...