French workers have the right to be able to ignore the emails of their employer during the weekend and generally after the end of their work.
France has imposed a new employment law since 1 January, which requires companies with a workforce of more than 50 people to negotiate the terms of employment. messages Email sent by the employer after the end of their work and to determine the right of employees to ignore such communication.
The truth is that as soon as we heard this news we started the bitter comments, comparing the situation in Greece with the French law in question. In today's one Greece όπου δεν υπάρχουν δουλειές, η αποζημίωση της υπερωρίας αγγίζει την σφαίρα της φαντασίας, ο πραγματικός μισθός είναι κάτω του βασικού και αυτό αν πληρώνεστε στην ώρα σας, ο Γαλλικός νόμος με τον οποίον στην ουσία μπορείτε να πείτε τα Σαββατοκύριακα στον εργοδότη σας "$%&#^%&", είναι σαν κερασάκι στην τούρτα.
Παρόλα αυτά, ο νόμος αποτελεί μία κατάκτηση του εργατικού δυναμικού της Γαλλίας και έχει ως στόχο να αντιμετωπίσει το πρόβλημα του λεγόμενου στην εργατική κουλτούρα "always-on", δίνοντας στους εργαζομένους το δικαίωμα να αποσυνδέσουν τη ιδιωτική ζωή τους με τη εργασιακή.
Excessive use of digital devices for work-related reasons has long been accused of destroying healthy sleep habits and causing other interpersonal complications, and French psychologists have repeatedly warned about possible harmful effects of ongoing emails.
In October, French research institute Eleas revealed that more than a third of communication devices are used by French workers to perform work tasks after work. THE study also showed that about 60 percent of workers favored legislation to regulate such incidents.
France is not the only country that has dealt with the issue. Earlier 2011, Volkswagen has agreed to their employees turn off their BlackBerrys after the end of their work to prevent communication with employers by email.
So if you are working in a multinational company that has trading in France and need to travel up there, you can no longer ignore the emails of your unduly demanding employer. At least until the rest of the world follows France's leading leadership, as it should be.
