Ministers are expected to axe plans to give people a right to “switch off” outside work hours, reports have suggested. The policy - which was a central part of Sir Keir Starmer’s manifesto promise of a “New Deal for Working People” aimed at strengthening employment rights - would allow workers to ignore work-related emails and calls outside office hours, including the right to refuse to take on extra work at the weekends. Labour had previously said the policy, inspired by models in Ireland and Belgium, would ensure that “working from home does not become homes turning into 24/7 offices”. While it did not appear in the Employment Bill which is currently making its way through Parliament , there were promises from ministers it would emerge in future. However, that has now changed, and ministers are expected to say in the coming week that the policy has been dropped, when they table a series of amendments to the Bill, according to the Sunday Times newspaper.…