{"id":5469,"date":"2017-05-17T14:13:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T13:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/?p=5469"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:44:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:44:28","slug":"us-consilium-consultation-on-the-right-to-disconnect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/us-consilium-consultation-on-the-right-to-disconnect\/","title":{"rendered":"US-Consilium: consultation on the right to disconnect"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_432d3f53\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The impossibility of disconnecting from work completely can affect mental and physical health seriously, which is why several Member States have taken steps to guarantee the &#8216;right to disconnect&#8217;, as in France (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/eli\/loi\/2016\/8\/8\/ETSX1604461L\/jo\/article_55\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Labour<\/a> Act &#8211; French only).<\/p>\n<p>Many studies (such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurofound.europa.eu\/publications\/report\/2017\/working-anytime-anywhere-the-effects-on-the-world-of-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eurofound report<\/a>) show in fact that today the line between office and private life is becoming increasingly blurred and that it is more and more difficult to get away from work.\u00a0 One can certainly leave the office physically, but one never really leaves work.\u00a0 Emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages and Messenger messages invade home life.\u00a0 The impossibility of disconnecting from the obligations of working life is the source of much tension, seriously compromises our health and home and social lives and can lead to burnout.<\/p>\n<p>Our institution wants to be modern, dynamic and flexible.\u00a0 Physical presence in the office is no longer indispensable: all that counts is the work done and the results achieved.\u00a0 Remote working is spreading, in response to an undeniable demand.\u00a0 Nowadays it is no longer unusual to receive urgent messages at any moment from one&#8217;s superior or colleagues, even at the weekend, when one is on holiday or even on sick leave.\u00a0 Then on account of conscientiousness or fear one gets back to work, willy nilly.\u00a0 Rest and home life are always sacrificed.<\/p>\n<p>Must work always be given absolute priority?\u00a0 Does the obligation to be at the institution&#8217;s disposal at all times (Article 55 of the Staff Regulations) mean that we no longer have the right to take full advantage of our spare time but must remain attached to the office by a sort of electronic lead?<\/p>\n<p>Union Syndicale believes that the European institutions ought to implement the best practice in force in the outside world and apply the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/?s=right+disconnect&amp;lang=en\">right to disconnect<\/a>&#8216;.\u00a0 That is why we are launching a consultation: ask your family members, relatives and friends what they think about the &#8216;right to disconnect&#8217; and let us know.\u00a0 On the basis of the feedback we receive, which will of course remain anonymous, Union Syndicale will prepare a proposal for the protection of staff from the danger of burnout.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium 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