The outbreak of Covid-19 created a new reality of digital
working. Research shows that working from home has increased by
almost 30% and it is expected that this figure will increase. While
working from home provides greater flexibility, people working from
home report that they are often surpassing the maximum working
hours per week and working in their free time. It is important for
employees to maintain a life-work balance and for employers to
implement a policy to provide guidelines and provide the employees
the right to file a complaint for excessive working hours. It is
for this reason that the Members of the European Parliament, with
472 votes in favour, 126 against and 83 abstentions, call on the
Commission to propose a law that enables those who work digitally
to disconnect outside their working hours. Notably, France is
considered to be a pioneer in legally recognising this new right
back in 2017, followed by other European countries being at the
preparatory
