No More 2 A.M. Conference Calls in France
Don't you wish you lived in France? They just passed a law there making it illegal for your boss to text, email or call you after-hours. According to Alan Cleaver at smartplanet.com, "A new agreement between employers and labor unions now makes it illegal for managers to contact staff about 'work-related matters' outside of standard business hours." Think about it. No more vacations spent listening at the beach for the ding of a text or the buzz of your cell. No more cancelled dinners out with your spouse to work on a critical report that came up right before you left the office. No more conference calls at 2 a.m. because your superiors work in another country. Ah, paradise! Employees must have "the opportunity to disconnect from remote communication tools at their disposal," according to the agreement, Cleaver reports. "In other words, for businesses to comply with working hour rules, staff must have the option to turn their devices off...