Oh, come on, not those unchecked facts on HN, please...
This thing is about an agreement signed between some unions and a group of employers in the consulting business. This is not a law, this is far from generic, and this does not apply to millions of people, but at most 200k.
The agreement just reminds an 'obligation to disconnect' to preserve the daily rest period of 11 hours for workers with independent contracts... The agreement does not even mention an hour...
Indeed, some people (with a specific contract) in consulting (notably management or strategy) do not follow the hours limitations (and notably not the 35h): they are working a defined numbers of days per year without a duration limit every day... Therefore, this agreement just reminds the right (and need) to disconnect every day.
Btw, even if you stop at 6pm, 11hours gives a day starting at 5am. Most of the people in the consulting industry in France I know are more often home at 10-11pm than at 6pm...
And finally, this is a reminder, not a law, without any actual enforcement...
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Oh, come on, not those unchecked facts on HN, please...
This thing is about an agreement signed between some unions and a group of employers in the consulting business. This is not a law, this is far from generic, and this does not apply to millions of people, but at most 200k.
The agreement just reminds an 'obligation to disconnect' to preserve the daily rest period of 11 hours for workers with independent contracts... The agreement does not even mention an hour...
Indeed, some people (with a specific contract) in consulting (notably management or strategy) do not follow the hours limitations (and notably not the 35h): they are working a defined numbers of days per year without a duration limit every day... Therefore, this agreement just reminds the right (and need) to disconnect every day.
Btw, even if you stop at 6pm, 11hours gives a day starting at 5am. Most of the people in the consulting industry in France I know are more often home at 10-11pm than at 6pm...
And finally, this is a reminder, not a law, without any actual enforcement...
RTFA before bemoaning it, your criticism is clearly stated in the second paragraph.