UK workers need right to disconnect amid ‘overtime epidemic’, says report

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Research by thinktank finds women’s mental health particularly affected as home working increases

The organisation said unpaid labour was a growing problem in the age of increased home working, with women at a greater risk of negative health impacts andAs part of the report, it proposed draft legislation that would create a “right to disconnect”, based on French law, which stipulates employees do not have to take calls or read emails related to work during their time off.

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