Oh, come on, not those unchecked facts on HN, please...<p>This thing is about an agreement signed between some unions and a group of employers in the consulting business. This is not a law, this is far from generic, and this does not apply to millions of people, but at most 200k.<p>The agreement just reminds an 'obligation to disconnect' to preserve the daily rest period of 11 hours for workers with independent contracts... The agreement does not even mention an hour...<p>Indeed, some people (with a specific contract) in consulting (notably management or strategy) do not follow the hours limitations (and notably not the 35h): they are working a defined numbers of days per year without a duration limit every day... Therefore, this agreement just reminds the right (and need) to disconnect every day.<p>Btw, even if you stop at 6pm, 11hours gives a day starting at 5am. Most of the people in the consulting industry in France I know are more often home at 10-11pm than at 6pm...<p>And finally, this is a reminder, not a law, without any actual enforcement...
I don't understand how ISPs, colo providers, transit operators, power plants, and other 24x7 infrastructure providers can function in environments like this.<p>Unplanned incidents shouldn't happen regularly, but on the off chance they do, I can't imagine being caught between screwing my customers vs. breaking the law. Talk about a rock and a hard place...
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?