We live in a society where the line between work and free time is too easily and too often blurred, but most employers still donât have a policy in place to deal with working after hours.
âTechnology and Its Impact on Employees During Nonworking Hours,â a new report from SHRM, found that a large majority of employers donât have anything in writing dictating what their staff members can and canât do when working outside of the office.
However, most typical employees still feel guilty if they donât respond to emails at night or on the weekend, even if doing so is not technically part of their job description. Thatâs because most companies rely on organizational norms, not written policies, to dictate such behavior.
âEmployers are not creating policies that delve into employees working outside of the traditional workday,â Evren Esen, manager of SHRMâs Survey Research Center, said in a press release. âWhether an employee responds to email at night or during the weekend is usually linked to organizational norms. If there is such an expectation, then employees are likely to follow suit.â
Some highlights of the report include:
Ultimately, employers should make it a priority to develop an after-hours working policy, whether the employee is using company-provided equipment or not. Companies that have no policy in place could be leaving themselves open to lawsuits for not paying proper overtime.
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