We should not tolerate excessive demands from our employers. If an e-mail is responded to after work hours, those 10 minutes should count as work and be paid for on top of the salary. Work is work.

The right to disconnect: The new laws banning after-hours work emails

A new study has found you may be suffering from excessive stress and anxiety about work expectations even if you don’t actively check work emails in your off-hours. The mere expectation of being in contact 24/7 is enough to increase strain for employees and their families, the new research suggests. In today’s ultra-connected world, with many people often getting work emails sent to their smartphones, a growing number of countries and companies are endorsing “right to disconnect” laws, recreating a much-needed boundary between work and home.