1 Nov 2018

Digital switch-off not enough - ex-software engineer

From Morning Report, 6:48 am on 1 November 2018

A former software engineer says responding to work emails at home is stressful and a new trial at the telecommunications company 2degrees to help staff to switch off, doesn't go far enough. The company told Morning Report yesterday that employees now had the option of ignoring emails outside of working hours. But Anna Friedlander, who lives in Hamilton, told our reporter Jessie Chiang that if 2degrees is serious about work-life balance, then sending emails to off-duty employees should be banned altogether.