Sick of your boss bothering you after hours? Big tech to the rescue!
Governments are trying to change laws to help workers unplug from their jobs, but tech is already a step ahead
22 November 2021 - 20:53
A new law in Portugal has banned bosses from emailing their staff out of hours, but for some advocates there was a gap: staff don’t have a legal right to disconnect and turn off their work devices after hours. It was a detail that Portuguese lawmakers chose not to approve...
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