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That's what emails and slack are for. If they need urgent contact then they should be paid to be on call or paid hourly with overtime benefits.

• tpmoney 4y ago
  They’re paid to be “at work” already. Why should they be paid extra to respond to urgent situations during normal working hours?
  • dleslie 4y ago
    That depends on whether or not their contract defines core hours. Frankly, if you're being made to work like an hourly compensated employee, then you should demand to enjoy the benefits that entails, like OT, or switch to an employer who isn't so willing to abuse you.
    • tpmoney 4y ago
      I don’t think I’ve ever worked a job that didn’t define core business hours. If you would normally be expected to be in the office from 9-5, why would that core hours expectation no longer apply if you wfh?
      • dleslie 4y ago
        Because WFH untethers companies from time zones and, if embraced, this makes core hours a quaint and unworkable concept. I have coworkers on every continent and in most time zones, so I have no core hours to abide by. If I did, then some of our best developers would never see the sun. When I did work in an office, many years ago, I was less productive because I was forced to work when I was tired, hungry, outer otherwise not mentally optimal for it.