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The Federal Government is set to legislate a new 'right to disconnect' for employees, but details of how this might be implemented are yet to be revealed.

In a Senate inquiry report, Labor and the Greens have expressed their support for the Closing Loopholes No. 2 Bill, subject to adding the new 'right to disconnect', and amendments to provisions regarding casual employment and gig work. But Coalition members say the Bill will be a "jobs killer", while independent senators have raised their own concerns.

Elements of the original Closing Loopholes Bill were split out and passed through Parliament in December, including 'same job, same pay' laws, wage theft provisions, and adding family and domestic violence as a protected attribute under general protections provisions.

This was despite the Senate's Education and Employment Legislation Committee having until February to report on its inquiry into the original Bill.

In that report, tabled yesterday, Labor members of the Committee noted there had been "overwhelming support" for the Bill from employee organisations, academics, and other groups...