Sep 5, 2014
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A survey of business leaders has revealed that more than half of them expect employees to answer their email and phone calls after normal business hours; a frightening development that further blurs the lines between work time and free time.
A survey of business leaders has revealed that more than half of them expect employees to answer their email and phone calls after normal business hours. The survey worries the trade unions that call the outcome a frightening development that further blurs the lines between work time and free time. Fully 52% of bosses at private companies expect a response if they call or mail an employee after hours.
English: http://www.newsinenglish.no/2014/08/12/bosses-expect-accessibility-after-hours/
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