# The right to disconnect

European Parliament procedure 2019/2181(INL) (INL - Legislative initiative procedure, 9th term, committee EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 347 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2020-09-15 and 2020-09-15.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the right to disconnect, with recommendations to the Commission. The amendments invoke International Labour Organization conventions, the European Social Charter, social-partner framework agreements on telework and digitalisation, and CJEU judgments on working time, describe the 'always-on' culture from digital tools and its effects on work-life balance, note rising home working during the COVID-19 crisis, and address workplace monitoring under the European Convention on Human Rights.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS | Spain | S&D | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/198329.md |
| Lina GÁLVEZ | Spain | S&D | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197702.md |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202073.md |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204336.md |
| Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR | France | RE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197593.md |
| Ilana CICUREL | France | RE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204416.md |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | PfE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204414.md |
| Dragoş PÎSLARU | Romania | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197663.md |

## Official source documents

- PE655.974: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-655974_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2181-INL · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2181-INL.json

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