The pros and cons of right-to-disconnect legislation

It is so interesting reading about things we here in Sweden, and I guess most of Europe, are taking for granted. The idea that flexible working hours would somehow complicate things just show how inexperienced the legisltors are when it comes to passing laws that actually works.

You are paid for working 8 hours (most of us anyway, some work less) and you have a schedule that set when those hours are. If your company is ok with it, which not all companies are, then you can "flex" the hours to for example take a longer break during the day and then work extra long in the afternoon to make up for it.

This does not mean that you are obligated to respond to calls or emails outside of your standard schedule. Unless you have a specific clause like I do that you can be called upon to work outside of the designated schedule if needed, then you will never work more than 8 hours each day.

In Sweden we also have laws that prevent you from working to much overtime, but we also have a law that allow the company to call for ordered overtime (which is then compensated with a lot more pay obviously).

Personally Idespise any company that would enforce the ordered overtime though and in the past I have had it written in my contract that if ordered overtime, I would get 300% pay (and I also verbally let them know that I would resign if ever ordered).

I will do hundreds of unpaid overtime hours each year because I love what I do, but if anyone disrespect me to the point where I do not even get to choose when or if I want to spend my time, then I will move on to an employer that respect my time.

Anyway, I digress.
 

I look forward to see what these new rules will lead to in the US, who seems to be far behind Europe when it comes to working conditions.