Australians no longer need to respond out of work hours: Agency heads respond

https://www.marketing-interactive.com/australia-employee-right-to-disconnect-agency-heads

There was a big clock on the wall of the office. An affectation from a long-forgotten Creative Director. Since the well-being directive, it had taken on a new importance. It wasn’t that everyone downed tools when the hand reached twelve and walked out but there was a shift in mood in the office. The screens began to count down. You could snooze the countdown if you were in the middle of something but the People department was alerted. She switched on her End Of Office Day. Her AI booted up, talking to the others as they too came to work.