On: In France, a Move to Limit Off-the-Clock Work Emails

[dmethvin]

The work-at-home environment brings a lot of questions to the whole employer-employee relationship and work environment. For example, my wife works at a US government job where they have the ability to work from home 3 days a week and "liberal leave" for snow days. If someone is scheduled to work from home on a snow day, should they still work? What if their kids can't get to day care, and who will shovel the sidewalk?

[dredmorbius → dmethvin]

Snow days or pre-arrange at-home work periods are not "off-the-clock".

Working 9-5 and being expected to respond to a 10pm email is off-the-clock.

[dmethvin → dredmorbius]

If it snows and you have kids at home, it's pretty hard to work. Especially if you have meetings.

[dredmorbius → dmethvin]

Fair point, though I'd argue that this is an independent issue from on vs. off the clock.