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Tag Archives: Labour law

07Jan/17

France gives employees out of hours “right to switch off” in world first

January 7, 2017EconomyCaroline Sauvajol, Caroline Sauvajol-Rialland, Computing, DEFENSE, Didier Chabanne, Email, Employment, Equipment, Florence Wiener, France, Gregoire, Human activities, Information appliances, La Poste, Labour law, Leash, Livestock, Paris, Poste, Rialland, smartphone, Telecommuting, Work, Working time, Workweek and weekend, Yachtingsmbale

A new French labour law gives employees the “right to switch off” from email, smartphones and other electronic leashes to preserve off-hours and holiday time.

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05Jan/16

Mel McLaughlin's interview with Chris Gayle

Gayle defends ‘inappropriate’ comments to reporter as ‘joke’

January 5, 2016CricketAustralia, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Boundary, Chris Gayle, Cricket, Feminism and sexuality, Forgetting, Hobart, Humour, James Sutherland, Labour law, Mel, Mel McLaughlin, Melanie McLaughlin, Melbourne, Sexual harassment, Sexuality and society, Sydney Cricket Ground, Workplace bullyingsmbale

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle defends ‘inappropriate’ comments to reporter as ‘joke’ when he asked an Australian reporter out during a live TV broadcast.

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