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I understand the reasoning behind it, but is the e-mail part necessary? I often e-mail people that I know are on vacation for things that aren't time sensitive,
by kale 13y ago
I understand the reasoning behind it, but is the e-mail part necessary? I often e-mail people that I know are on vacation for things that aren't time sensitive, mainly to ensure that I don't forget to notify them of something. I would hope that they wouldn't check work e-mail, or at least ignore it. I'd never call them off-hours unless it was an emergency.
E-mail is a type of communication where the receiver can be in control of receipt and response. Should a manager type up an e-mail (if it's after work hours), save it, then write a note (or schedule a delayed send) to send it in the morning? It seems cumbersome and seems like it wouldn't address the core problem, unlike telephone calls.
- Argorak 13y agoThe usual implementation is that the email is not relayed during the night. You can still send. The idea behind these rules is to make it crystal-clear that no one can expect you to be reachable outside of office, which became somewhat a problem in the last years.
- duaneb 13y agoI would hope—I dare not say imagine—that the law would simply not require any response (or even reading it) outside of work hours.