Millions of workers in the so-called country of romance are actually wearing themselves out – could revolutionary legislation give them back their joie de vivre?
Workers in the so-called country of romance could be about to see a significant improvement in their social lives if a revolutionary new law goes ahead.
The “right to disconnect” legislation will give French employees the legal right to ignore emails outside of working hours – labour minister Myriam El Khomiri is expected to put forward the reform in coming weeks.
Still being finalized, the bill comes as Paris-based firm Technologia reveals the results to its recent study – a shocking 3.2 million workers in France are “at risk of burning out.”
“We have poor self-control when it comes to new technology,” Technologia founder Jean-Claude Delgenes told The Local. “Work spills over into people's private lives,” he added.
Sadly, burnout isn’t the most worrying of issues in France’s employment landscape with a spate of employee suicides still haunting the nation.
In 2012, major communications firm France Telecom (later rebranded as Orange) was indicted – along with its old CEO and two former top executives – under criminal law for workplace bullying.
The company had sparked widespread anger after it was revealed there had been 35 employee suicides in 2008 and 2009.
The “right to disconnect” legislation will give French employees the legal right to ignore emails outside of working hours – labour minister Myriam El Khomiri is expected to put forward the reform in coming weeks.
Still being finalized, the bill comes as Paris-based firm Technologia reveals the results to its recent study – a shocking 3.2 million workers in France are “at risk of burning out.”
“We have poor self-control when it comes to new technology,” Technologia founder Jean-Claude Delgenes told The Local. “Work spills over into people's private lives,” he added.
Sadly, burnout isn’t the most worrying of issues in France’s employment landscape with a spate of employee suicides still haunting the nation.
In 2012, major communications firm France Telecom (later rebranded as Orange) was indicted – along with its old CEO and two former top executives – under criminal law for workplace bullying.
The company had sparked widespread anger after it was revealed there had been 35 employee suicides in 2008 and 2009.
