Working from home means employees are twice as likely as those onsite to exceed their scheduled hours, EU research has found. The proposed legislation would allow workers to disconnect from work and refrain from engaging in work-related electronic communication, such as emailing or other forms of messaging, outside working hours without facing adverse consequences, Eurofound said. In the Right To Disconnect paper, Eurofound said legitimate questions arise as to whether existing legislation to combat the problem is worth it. "Soft approaches are based on workers and managers taking responsibility for ensuring that the ability to work remotely does not lead to over-connection and an associated extension of working hours," it said. Last month, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said Ireland now has an opportunity to make remote working a major part of working life.

Source: Irish Examiner September 10, 2021 19:30 UTC