#TIL In 2017, France passed the Right to Disconnect law, making it illegal for companies with over 50 employees to penalize workers for ignoring work emails or messages after hours.
#techpolicy #ema #francelaw #righttodisconnect
#techpolicy #ema #francelaw #righttodisconnect
What is new in France: right for the employees to disconnect?
www.klgates.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#TIL In 2017, France passed the Right to Disconnect law, making it illegal for companies with over 50 employees to penalize workers for ignoring work emails or messages after hours.
#techpolicy #ema #francelaw #righttodisconnect
#techpolicy #ema #francelaw #righttodisconnect
🔌 BREAKING: workers are one step closer to having their #RightToDisconnect.
The Commission announced it is beginning 2nd stage talks with trade unions & employers on a “potential EU-level initiative to reduce the risks of the ‘always-on' work culture and to ensure fair and quality telework.”
The Commission announced it is beginning 2nd stage talks with trade unions & employers on a “potential EU-level initiative to reduce the risks of the ‘always-on' work culture and to ensure fair and quality telework.”
July 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🔌 BREAKING: workers are one step closer to having their #RightToDisconnect.
The Commission announced it is beginning 2nd stage talks with trade unions & employers on a “potential EU-level initiative to reduce the risks of the ‘always-on' work culture and to ensure fair and quality telework.”
The Commission announced it is beginning 2nd stage talks with trade unions & employers on a “potential EU-level initiative to reduce the risks of the ‘always-on' work culture and to ensure fair and quality telework.”
Spotlight on: the #RightToDisconnect
New research from Agnieszka Piasna and Nastazja Potocka-Sionek brings together legal and sociological analysis to develop a deeper understanding of the current developments and regulation on #WorkingTime and the challenges of overconnectivity 💻
New research from Agnieszka Piasna and Nastazja Potocka-Sionek brings together legal and sociological analysis to develop a deeper understanding of the current developments and regulation on #WorkingTime and the challenges of overconnectivity 💻
August 25, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Spotlight on: the #RightToDisconnect
New research from Agnieszka Piasna and Nastazja Potocka-Sionek brings together legal and sociological analysis to develop a deeper understanding of the current developments and regulation on #WorkingTime and the challenges of overconnectivity 💻
New research from Agnieszka Piasna and Nastazja Potocka-Sionek brings together legal and sociological analysis to develop a deeper understanding of the current developments and regulation on #WorkingTime and the challenges of overconnectivity 💻
📣 Commission’s ‘work from home’ call makes telework law urgent 👇 #QualityJobs #righttodisconnect
🔴The European Commission has a responsibility to protect people's right to disconnect after urging Europeans to work from home to save energy
People working from home are 4 times more likely to work in their free time and should not have to pay any extra costs
📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
People working from home are 4 times more likely to work in their free time and should not have to pay any extra costs
📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
April 1, 2026 at 2:52 PM
📣 Commission’s ‘work from home’ call makes telework law urgent 👇 #QualityJobs #righttodisconnect
November 20, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Not even 7:30am and I've already said, what a cheeky cunt out loud.
Serves me right for checking work emails. . .
#tradies
#righttodisconnect
Serves me right for checking work emails. . .
#tradies
#righttodisconnect
April 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Not even 7:30am and I've already said, what a cheeky cunt out loud.
Serves me right for checking work emails. . .
#tradies
#righttodisconnect
Serves me right for checking work emails. . .
#tradies
#righttodisconnect
Australians will soon have the right to disconnect after hours, but it may not shift an 'excessive' work culture.
"employers need to lead by example"
-given that they won't, perhaps pay should reflect the extra hours?
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08...
"employers need to lead by example"
-given that they won't, perhaps pay should reflect the extra hours?
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08...
Australians will soon have the right to switch off after hours — but it might not shift our 'excessive' work culture
New laws come into effect next week that give workers the right to ignore work communications after hours, but they may not be enough to shift Australians' habit of working long hours.
www.abc.net.au
August 20, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Spotlight on: the #RightToDisconnect
New research from Agnieszka Piasna and Nastazja Potocka-Sionek brings together legal and sociological analysis to develop a deeper understanding of the current developments and regulation on #WorkingTime and the challenges of overconnectivity 💻
🔗 etui.org/4fw
New research from Agnieszka Piasna and Nastazja Potocka-Sionek brings together legal and sociological analysis to develop a deeper understanding of the current developments and regulation on #WorkingTime and the challenges of overconnectivity 💻
🔗 etui.org/4fw
June 18, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Spotlight on: the #RightToDisconnect
New research from Agnieszka Piasna and Nastazja Potocka-Sionek brings together legal and sociological analysis to develop a deeper understanding of the current developments and regulation on #WorkingTime and the challenges of overconnectivity 💻
🔗 etui.org/4fw
New research from Agnieszka Piasna and Nastazja Potocka-Sionek brings together legal and sociological analysis to develop a deeper understanding of the current developments and regulation on #WorkingTime and the challenges of overconnectivity 💻
🔗 etui.org/4fw
August 26, 2024 at 4:47 AM
✊ @etuc-ces.bsky.social calls for:
• strong rules on #AI at work
• better regulation of subcontracting
• promotion of collective bargaining through #publicprocurement
• a #JustTransitionDirective
• rules to tackle #psychosocialrisks
• enforcement of the #righttodisconnect & telework standards.
• strong rules on #AI at work
• better regulation of subcontracting
• promotion of collective bargaining through #publicprocurement
• a #JustTransitionDirective
• rules to tackle #psychosocialrisks
• enforcement of the #righttodisconnect & telework standards.
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
✊ @etuc-ces.bsky.social calls for:
• strong rules on #AI at work
• better regulation of subcontracting
• promotion of collective bargaining through #publicprocurement
• a #JustTransitionDirective
• rules to tackle #psychosocialrisks
• enforcement of the #righttodisconnect & telework standards.
• strong rules on #AI at work
• better regulation of subcontracting
• promotion of collective bargaining through #publicprocurement
• a #JustTransitionDirective
• rules to tackle #psychosocialrisks
• enforcement of the #righttodisconnect & telework standards.
Time for Europe (EU & UK) to catch up… #righttodisconnect
#WorkLifeBalance: A "right to disconnect" rule has come into effect in Australia, offering relief to people who feel forced to take calls or read messages from employers after they finish their day’s work.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Australians get 'right to disconnect' after working hours
A new law has come into effect that allows employees to ignore communications from employers after hours.
www.bbc.com
August 26, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Time for Europe (EU & UK) to catch up… #righttodisconnect
From the right to disconnect to the stories we tell on social media—culture, law, and media all play a role in normalizing overwork. ⚖️📱💼
Read how these forces intersect in our newest piece:
🔗 buff.ly/chOzH7r
#WorkPolicy #CulturalShift #RightToDisconnect #WorkLifeHarmony #Interconnected
Read how these forces intersect in our newest piece:
🔗 buff.ly/chOzH7r
#WorkPolicy #CulturalShift #RightToDisconnect #WorkLifeHarmony #Interconnected
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM
From the right to disconnect to the stories we tell on social media—culture, law, and media all play a role in normalizing overwork. ⚖️📱💼
Read how these forces intersect in our newest piece:
🔗 buff.ly/chOzH7r
#WorkPolicy #CulturalShift #RightToDisconnect #WorkLifeHarmony #Interconnected
Read how these forces intersect in our newest piece:
🔗 buff.ly/chOzH7r
#WorkPolicy #CulturalShift #RightToDisconnect #WorkLifeHarmony #Interconnected
🚨 The @ec.europa.eu just hinted at movement on the #RightToDisconnect & Remote Work! 🧑💻📵
Second consultation with @etuc-ces.bsky.social @businesseurope.bsky.social @smeunited.bsky.social & SGI launches this July and runs through summer.
Second consultation with @etuc-ces.bsky.social @businesseurope.bsky.social @smeunited.bsky.social & SGI launches this July and runs through summer.
July 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🚨 The @ec.europa.eu just hinted at movement on the #RightToDisconnect & Remote Work! 🧑💻📵
Second consultation with @etuc-ces.bsky.social @businesseurope.bsky.social @smeunited.bsky.social & SGI launches this July and runs through summer.
Second consultation with @etuc-ces.bsky.social @businesseurope.bsky.social @smeunited.bsky.social & SGI launches this July and runs through summer.
📣 Eurofoundin tuore tutkimus osoittaa, että joustavat työajat ja #etätyö voivat parantaa työn ja vapaa-ajan tasapainoa.
⏰ Tarvitaan selkeät rajat työ- ja lepoajalle, kohtuulliset työkuormat ja työntekijöiden oikeus vaikuttaa työaikaansa.
#RighttoDisconnect
⏰ Tarvitaan selkeät rajat työ- ja lepoajalle, kohtuulliset työkuormat ja työntekijöiden oikeus vaikuttaa työaikaansa.
#RighttoDisconnect
🤔 Who leads the way on working from home in Europe?
💻 Our new report shows that 41% of employees in Luxembourg and 38% in the Netherlands and Sweden worked from home at least sometimes in 2024.
📰 Read more in our press release: https://ow.ly/1wLw50ZuBYh
💻 Our new report shows that 41% of employees in Luxembourg and 38% in the Netherlands and Sweden worked from home at least sometimes in 2024.
📰 Read more in our press release: https://ow.ly/1wLw50ZuBYh
August 26, 2026 at 9:02 AM
📣 Eurofoundin tuore tutkimus osoittaa, että joustavat työajat ja #etätyö voivat parantaa työn ja vapaa-ajan tasapainoa.
⏰ Tarvitaan selkeät rajat työ- ja lepoajalle, kohtuulliset työkuormat ja työntekijöiden oikeus vaikuttaa työaikaansa.
#RighttoDisconnect
⏰ Tarvitaan selkeät rajat työ- ja lepoajalle, kohtuulliset työkuormat ja työntekijöiden oikeus vaikuttaa työaikaansa.
#RighttoDisconnect
September 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Heads up, #Canada: I’ll be talking about the #RightToDisconnect with CBC radio stations across the country Friday morning.
Do you feel pressured by your employer to work after hours? Hope you can tune in.
Do you feel pressured by your employer to work after hours? Hope you can tune in.
August 30, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Heads up, #Canada: I’ll be talking about the #RightToDisconnect with CBC radio stations across the country Friday morning.
Do you feel pressured by your employer to work after hours? Hope you can tune in.
Do you feel pressured by your employer to work after hours? Hope you can tune in.
Overtime worked by the average Australian fell from 5.4 to 3.6 hours per week in the three months after the #RightToDisconnect came into effect, according to data from the Centre for @futurework.org.au.
Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...
Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...
Right to disconnect slashes unpaid overtime by a third
Workers reclaim hours of their own time.
ia.acs.org.au
February 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Overtime worked by the average Australian fell from 5.4 to 3.6 hours per week in the three months after the #RightToDisconnect came into effect, according to data from the Centre for @futurework.org.au.
Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...
Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...
Whacking #WorkFromHome and the #RightToDisconnect is supposed to win votes from who exactly?
Certainly not those who benefit from it.
So, just appealing to that unhappy fringe who don't have those options?
Is the LNP's only strategy the politics of grievance?
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Certainly not those who benefit from it.
So, just appealing to that unhappy fringe who don't have those options?
Is the LNP's only strategy the politics of grievance?
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Public servants will have right to disconnect repealed under Coalition government
Coalition public service spokeswoman Jane Hume confirmed the sector would be subject to right-to-disconnect laws being repealed under a Liberal-National government.
www.smh.com.au
March 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Whacking #WorkFromHome and the #RightToDisconnect is supposed to win votes from who exactly?
Certainly not those who benefit from it.
So, just appealing to that unhappy fringe who don't have those options?
Is the LNP's only strategy the politics of grievance?
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Certainly not those who benefit from it.
So, just appealing to that unhappy fringe who don't have those options?
Is the LNP's only strategy the politics of grievance?
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
During the break, I found out the Outlook widget maxes out at 999 by studiously not checking work email... #timeOut #holiday #rightToDisconnect
January 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
During the break, I found out the Outlook widget maxes out at 999 by studiously not checking work email... #timeOut #holiday #rightToDisconnect
Here's what #Unions have done lately:
Multi Employer bargaining
Ended labour hire rorts
Criminalised Wage theft & industrial manslaughter
Increased minimum wage
Employee choice pathway
#RightToDisconnect
Ended Pay secrecy clauses
Etc Etc Etc ... #ALP #Auspol
Multi Employer bargaining
Ended labour hire rorts
Criminalised Wage theft & industrial manslaughter
Increased minimum wage
Employee choice pathway
#RightToDisconnect
Ended Pay secrecy clauses
Etc Etc Etc ... #ALP #Auspol
December 31, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Here's what #Unions have done lately:
Multi Employer bargaining
Ended labour hire rorts
Criminalised Wage theft & industrial manslaughter
Increased minimum wage
Employee choice pathway
#RightToDisconnect
Ended Pay secrecy clauses
Etc Etc Etc ... #ALP #Auspol
Multi Employer bargaining
Ended labour hire rorts
Criminalised Wage theft & industrial manslaughter
Increased minimum wage
Employee choice pathway
#RightToDisconnect
Ended Pay secrecy clauses
Etc Etc Etc ... #ALP #Auspol
🗓️ From today the right to disconnect will apply to businesses with fewer than 15 employees.
For further details, including what's considered 'unreasonable' and how the FWC can help, please visit their website ➡️ www.fwc.gov.au
#VicSmallBiz #RightToDisconnect
For further details, including what's considered 'unreasonable' and how the FWC can help, please visit their website ➡️ www.fwc.gov.au
#VicSmallBiz #RightToDisconnect
August 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
🗓️ From today the right to disconnect will apply to businesses with fewer than 15 employees.
For further details, including what's considered 'unreasonable' and how the FWC can help, please visit their website ➡️ www.fwc.gov.au
#VicSmallBiz #RightToDisconnect
For further details, including what's considered 'unreasonable' and how the FWC can help, please visit their website ➡️ www.fwc.gov.au
#VicSmallBiz #RightToDisconnect
Whacking #WorkFromHome and the #RightToDisconnect is supposed to win votes from who exactly?
Certainly not those who benefit from it.
So, just appealing to that unhappy fringe who don't have those options?
Is the LNP's only strategy the politics of grievance?
#auspol
Certainly not those who benefit from it.
So, just appealing to that unhappy fringe who don't have those options?
Is the LNP's only strategy the politics of grievance?
#auspol
Peter Dutton’s work from home policy has many in Coalition ranks worried
Peter Dutton’s work from home policy has many in Coalition ranks worried
Insiders fear battle to reclaim teal seats in areas with high rates of working professional women could be hampered
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The Coalition’s work from…
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Whacking #WorkFromHome and the #RightToDisconnect is supposed to win votes from who exactly?
Certainly not those who benefit from it.
So, just appealing to that unhappy fringe who don't have those options?
Is the LNP's only strategy the politics of grievance?
#auspol
Certainly not those who benefit from it.
So, just appealing to that unhappy fringe who don't have those options?
Is the LNP's only strategy the politics of grievance?
#auspol
There should be a 'holiday mode' for social media and personal emails where you can set it to show only friends a family stuff and not the things you followed or signed up to because of work.
#HolidayMode #SwitchOff #Disconnect #RightToDisconnect
#HolidayMode #SwitchOff #Disconnect #RightToDisconnect
January 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
There should be a 'holiday mode' for social media and personal emails where you can set it to show only friends a family stuff and not the things you followed or signed up to because of work.
#HolidayMode #SwitchOff #Disconnect #RightToDisconnect
#HolidayMode #SwitchOff #Disconnect #RightToDisconnect