I don't support governments passing laws that intervene in the employer-employee relationship. I think if employers want this kind of after-hours access to their employees it should be spelled out in their employment contract up-front, or added by mutual agreement, with additional pay, of course.

In an economy where the value of money is constantly degraded as costs go up, he can do this and the dynamics are in his favor since he provides the jobs. This would be rare in #bitcoin economy because people will be able to easily accumulate savings, and I anticipate there will be an explosion of new small business startups providing near-infinite new job opportunities.

They should make it clear during hiring if you will be expected to be on call. Whatever is agreed upon is agreed upon, but enough of this cowardly, entitled scope creep. Have the nads to tell prospective employees up front what will be expected of them and accept the likelihood that they will either ask for more money to do that work or refuse outright.

I’d like to live in a world where it is usually expected that when you leave work your time is your own.

But I don’t think this is an inherent right. Your right is to enter agreements voluntarily, nothing more.

No action necessary. Bitcoin fixes this. Having real savings will return bargaining power to the employee. That parasite won't be able to handle it. He'll try to bring back slavery. But its already too late for him.

Australia now has ‘right to disconnect’ laws. There are exceptions within reasonable boundaries.