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Re:Australian employees now have the right to ignore work em... by Aachen on Monday August 26, 2024 @06:04AM (#41355609)
Netherlands also

The only people that I see working 24/7 are those who run their own business, which made sense to me because everyone else has a contract that stipulates the obligations of both sides. Unless that doc says that you're expected to work outside of work hours (which sounds self-contradictory), that's not part of the agreement. I'm surprised Australia needed a law for that

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Re:Australian employees now have the right to ignore work em... by nicbou on Monday August 26, 2024 @11:15AM (#41357946)
The culture extends to self-employed people to an extent, but it can be hard to set boundaries for yourself when you are building your own thing.

I've been in business for 7 years and fully self-employed for 4 years. Last week was my very first vacation without my laptop.

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