A self-made millionaire has unleashed on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese‘s new ‘right to disconnect’ laws that restrict employers’ out-of-hours contact with staff.
From Monday, it is illegal for staff to be penalised for not responding to communication from bosses outside of work hours, under reasonable circumstances, with large fines imposed on businesses that break the new rules.
In a video to social media, Rami Ykmour, the co-founder of restaurant chain Rashays, called on Mr Albanese to ‘tell us the truth and what the real problem is’.
Mr Ykmour built up Rashays from one Sydney location, that he opened with his wife whom he met while working at Pizza Hut, to now having more than 30 restaurants along Australia’s east coast.
‘Mr Prime Minister are you so happy with this law because no-one can call you after five o’clock now? Is that why you’re bringing it to our attention?’ he said.
‘God love our beautiful country and our Prime Minister (but)this is how he’s trying to …