Headlines reporting that France banned email for workers after 6pm were not exactly true. France's administrative court ruled that tech workers' right to health and rest was not being protected by
any laws, since current laws allow tech employees to legally work up to 13 hours a day. French unions responded to the judge's comments by forming an agreement with France's tech business association
which allows the right to disconnect. The rules impact about 250,000 workers. "The employer will take adequate measures such that the employee has the possibility of disconnecting his
work communication tools," the agreement reads.
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