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French companies will be required to guarantee a "right to disconnect" to their employees from Sunday as the country seeks to tackle the modern-day scourge of compulsive out-of-hours email checking. From January 1, a new employment law will enter into force that obliges organisations with more than 50 workers to start negotiations to define the rights of employees to ignore their smartphones.
Overuse of digital devices has been blamed for everything from burnout to sleeplessness as well as relationship problems, with many employees uncertain of when they can switch off. The French measure is intended to tackle the so-called "always-on" work culture that has led to a surge in usually unpaid overtime—while also giving employees flexibility to work from outside the office.
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-french-workers-disconnect.html
[Also Covered By]: The Guardian , Sky News
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday January 03 2017, @06:26AM
Don't bother, Bog'll look at that and go "hurr hurr I don't into Chinee chinkee hong yang howaaai~!" or some shit.
I am also willing to bet he's never seen what fruit pickers do during the average workday, and most certainly could not endure it himself.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 03 2017, @08:40AM
Crom: Look. This... is all a mistake. I'm just a compound interest program. I work at a savings and loan! I can't play in these video games!
Guard: Sure you can, pal. You look like a natural athlete if I ever saw one.
Crom: Who, me? Are you kidding? No, I run to check on T-bill rates, I get out of breath. Hey, look, you guys are gonna make my User, Mr. Henderson, very angry. He's a full-branch manager.
(Score: 2) by Bogsnoticus on Tuesday January 03 2017, @10:35PM
*Whoosh*
I guess some senses of humour are far too subtle for SJW's to understand.
Here's an ice cream. Shove it down the back of your pants to soothe thine butthurt.
Genius by birth. Evil by choice.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday January 04 2017, @03:29AM
Oh, you were trying to be funny? Well, Bogs, it's been said that wit is intellect dancing. Unfortunately, your intellect appears to be a quadraplegic. And it thinks the equivalent of "Achy Breaky Heart" is the new in thing.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Bogsnoticus on Wednesday January 04 2017, @05:48AM
I would love to continue this battle of the minds with you Azuma, but I was always taught never to fight an unarmed opponent.
Have fun in your "safe space".
Genius by birth. Evil by choice.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday January 04 2017, @07:46AM
You project like a mile of movie theaters, Bogs. I've seen your post history; forget bringing a knife to a gun fight, you brought a limp noodle. A small one you keep holstered in your pants. Face it, you got called out for the useless, self-congratulatory oxygen thief you are. Go sit in the kiddie corner with Uzzard and J-Mo (watch out, he bites, and I'm pretty sure he's got rabies...).
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...