South Australian Employment Court

So this was two cases involving a hair salon in South Australia.

So it involved a salon owner and two apprentices and it was heard in the South Australian Employment Tribunal.

So the central issue in relation to the right to disconnect provisions was whether the respondent had directly or indirectly prevented the applicants from exercising their right to disconnect.

So the case considered an important distinction between conduct that pressures or discourages an employee from disconnecting and conduct that actually prevents them from disconnecting.