> Unless they pay you to work weekends That is really different from "Don't write code related to work on the weekend. That is unethical no matter what the law

> Unless they pay you to work weekends That is really different from "Don't write code related to work on the weekend. That is unethical no matter what the law says." I see no problem whatsoever with taking contract for emergency fixes done on weekend, billed appropriately. Or working flexible tine billed hourly. (unless it impacts your family badly or something, but it is far from blanket ban on working on weekends)