If you are working a job, can your boss call you after work hours?

Apparently, some people allow themselves to be used in this way. Can laws really help solve this problem?

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/27/these-countries-grant-workers-the-right-to-ignore-bosses-after-work.html

#unpaid #work #hours #job #protection

You have a right to ignore your bosses — but only in these countries, and after work hours

Australia has joined the list of countries that allow employees the "right to disconnect" from work.

This affects so many people and could destabilize communities

Utility shutoffs can have deadly consequences, though, a risk that’s becoming more palpable as summer heat shatters records. Already gut-punched by soaring prices for just about everything, more and more people are facing a choice among food, housing, and keeping the power on. “I expect a tsunami of shutoffs,” says Jean Su, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, which tracks utility disconnections across the US.

#USA #utility #bills #unpaid #power #shutoff

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-23/can-t-pay-utility-bills-20-million-us-homes-behind-on-payments-facing-shutoffs

A ‘Tsunami of Shutoffs’: 20 Million US Homes Are Behind on Energy Bills

Surging electricity prices have spurred the worst-ever crisis in late utility payments.