EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home

Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by dahfizz on Friday December 04, 2020 @09:30AM (#25302540)

Yes, some people's work conditions are very bad and something needs to be done about that. That's beside the point.

If you need to ask the government to give you the right to use the bathroom, or to give you the right to not check your email, you've already lost.

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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by user-the-name on Friday December 04, 2020 @09:33AM (#25302589)

What? That makes no sense.

This is the exact reason you even have a government, to protect your rights.

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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by WJW on Friday December 04, 2020 @09:35AM (#25302607)

That is the point though. Some of these people have indeed "already lost" to the companies employing them and need assistance from a government or other powerful organisation to bring back some balance to that relationship.

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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by pjc50 on Friday December 04, 2020 @09:36AM (#25302614)

Well, yes, you've already lost because your employer is taking that away from you?

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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by dmitriid on Friday December 04, 2020 @09:34AM (#25302591)

So, your proposal is? Leave everything as is and change nothing?

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