A new law in France establishes a worker’s right to disconnect from their email. Interrrresssting!
The law, which went into effect in France at the beginning of the year, requires companies with 50 or more employees to negotiate with their staff on ways to mitigate the intrusion of business into personal lives, such as setting specific hours when employees should not sent or respond to work communication.
If the negotiations do not result in an agreement, the company must publish a public charter with detailed instructions on the rights of employees outside of office hours.
My view – when the legal system gets involved and creates legislation, it must be a problem. But then, we’ve known it is a problem.
This will be interesting to watch… stay tuned.
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