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Sure, but this is one of the things people are talking about when they worry a regulation might make companies less competitive. Online 24/7 is table stakes for any company that aspires to have a global presence - nobody in Europe or the US would buy Atlassian products if they were only guaranteed to be available during business hours in Sydney. If Australia successfully shifted the culture on this, Australian software would struggle heavily to find success on the global markets.



So what? If only companies could have slaves again to make them more competitive!

I'm absolutely fine if companies "become less competitive" because they can't exploit their employees as much.

Following this train thought would paint China's 996 policy as a great idea.




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