Posted on May 27, 2016
In France, It's Now Illegal For Employers To Send Workers Emails During Off-Hours
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What? Wow! C'est très bon mon ami!!!
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Work-related burnout appears to be a growing concern for the French government. In February, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine formed a working group in an effort to define and treat work-related exhaustion. According to an April article in the French daily Les Échos, about 1 in 10 of the nation’s workforce is at a high risk of job-related burnout.
Some have lauded this clause as a win in the battle against over-connectedness.
Under the new law, companies are mandated to negotiate formal policies to limit the spillover of work, specifically as it’s related to “digital technology,” into the private lives of employees. This, according to the BBC, will involve companies establishing “charters of good conduct” specifying hours, typically in the evenings and weekends, when employees aren’t supposed to send or receive email.
Would you like to see this in America? How would this affect you?
Work-related burnout appears to be a growing concern for the French government. In February, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine formed a working group in an effort to define and treat work-related exhaustion. According to an April article in the French daily Les Échos, about 1 in 10 of the nation’s workforce is at a high risk of job-related burnout.
Some have lauded this clause as a win in the battle against over-connectedness.
Under the new law, companies are mandated to negotiate formal policies to limit the spillover of work, specifically as it’s related to “digital technology,” into the private lives of employees. This, according to the BBC, will involve companies establishing “charters of good conduct” specifying hours, typically in the evenings and weekends, when employees aren’t supposed to send or receive email.
In France, It's Now Illegal For Employers To Send Workers Emails During Off-Hours
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This happens because when you piss off French workers they strike and hit the streets in protest. In America you go see a therapist and get medicated to make your demoralizing job more tolerable. It's embarrassing to see how many more rights citizens of other countries have concerning employment.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/protests-mount-in-france
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/protests-mount-in-france
Protests mount in France - May 16, 1968 - HISTORY.com
On this day in History, Protests mount in France on May 16, 1968. Learn more about what happened today on History.
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Well, you've gotta admit, that was obviously imaginative and forward thinking, certainly.
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Good to know! As stated in the article, "“The right to disconnect” has been codified in law." Now let's see if it gets applied in courts (and ironically one could win at the labor court, the Prud'hommes, but lose in civil court).
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