Ever had a persistent boss who won't stop messaging you once you've left work or logged off? In Portugal, that behavior is now illegal.


The country recently introduced a law that bans employers from contacting workers outside of their regular hours by phone, message or email.
"The employer must respect the privacy of the worker," including periods of rest and family time, the new law stipulates. Any violation, it continues, constitutes a "serious" offense and could result in a fine.
A similar rule gave French workers the right to ignore after-hours business emails in 2017.
Portugal's new policy is part of legislation that regulates working from home. Employees now have the right to opt-out of remote work should they so wish — but they can also request the arrangement if it's compatible with their job.
The measure also stipulates that employers are responsible for providing workers with the appropriate tools to do their jobs remotely. They should reimburse workers for any additional expenses, including any increase in bills such as electricity and gas, they might incur while working from home.

The law was passed by the Portuguese parliament last Friday and came into effect the following day.
Portugal has been led by a socialist government for six years, though Prime Minister Antonio Costa could be pushed out of power early next year. The country's president recently called a snap election for late January amid a standoff over the budget.
The capital, Lisbon, has worked hard to appeal to digital nomads who want to take advantage of remote work to temporarily relocate or travel outside their home country.
The practice became more common during the pandemic. Research firm Gartner estimates that remote workers will represent 32% of the global workforce by the end of 2021, compared to 17% in 2019.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/11/success/portugal-employer-contact-law/index.html

In Nigeria you dare not ignore your boss calls and not call back.

Here the government doesnt care if the whole of nigerian work force is on contract.they will never emulate good policies but so quick to embrace satanic ones.

Who will be monitoring wen d boss calls?

In Nigeria we have bosses or should I say perverts who check what women wear to the work place and some even send them home. We swallow a lot of shit in this country

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Good development

I support it, I don't even av boss and I av never work under anyone, so as to avoid this kin rubbish noni, ta lo ni oga werey

Nice development!

Meanwhile.......

Labour right

That's how a sensible country should work.. respect people's privacy..

Nice

Oloun

Make they do am for Nigeria abeg

Especially in government institutions

But wait make I ask oo
What if your father is your boss?

So

This is good for mental health

ok

But in Nigeria, Bosses feel they own you and your family just because they pay you 35k salary.

Hmmm! This legislation is not possible in a country like ours.

That's a very nice one. Not like one lawless country in West Africa where employees are slaves and employers are demigods. Some employers will even call their workers at night for useless reasons when such workers are suppose to be enjoying their private time.
Just imagine say man dey on top em wife dey run kpakirikpa matter, your employer come dey call you to ask you about one useless file

kingsleefolli:
I need to forward this topic to my MD.and am a contract staff.please I need good and better advice. Oooooo

I don see am say na sack dey call you so. You can't try that in the shithole. I used to feel like you until I moved to Cuba, then to the UK.

mbahdi:
Who will be monitoring wen d boss calls?

you will report if you are not satisfied with his actions

Very good

I don't think it's applicable to medical line

Wow

Nice

mbahdi:
Who will be monitoring wen d boss calls?

when u report d matter to police den it will become known.

no one monitors

Ok

mbahdi:
Who will be monitoring wen d boss calls?

It simply means an employee can sue his boss for calling him after work hours. There's no need for a monitor.

I wish this could be made a law in Nigeria .The lackadaisical way employees are treated is sometimes sickening.

I have a friend who had to get a dedicated line for work ,once she is off duty that line goes on hibernation mode until she resumes for the next day.

Most organisations do not have respect for employees off time and time away from work.It is a saddening habit here in Nigeria especially within the banking sector and the private sector.

I need to forward this topic to my MD.and am a contract staff.please I need good and better advice. Oooooo