News The Plan To Ban Work Emails Out Of Hours

Should governments step in to regulate work emails and so rescue harassed staff from the perils of digital burnout? The answer in France appears to be "Yes ". President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party is about to vote through a measure that will give employees for the first time a "right to disconnect ".

Companies of more than 50 people will be obliged to draw up a charter of good conduct, setting out the hours - normally in the evening and at the weekend - when staff are not supposed to send or answer emails.

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