导读:法国员工获得了在工作时间之外避免接收工作电子邮件的合法权利，该法律于1月1日生效，受到广泛欢迎。
France employees are getting the legal right to avoid work emails outside working hours.
法国员工获得了在工作时间之外避免接收工作电子邮件的合法权利。
The new law, which has been dubbed the "right to disconnect", comes into force on 1 January.
这项新法律被称为“断绝权”，于1月1日生效。
Companies with more than 50 workers will be obliged to draw up a charter of good conduct, setting out the hours when staff are not supposed to send or answer emails.
对于50名员工以上的公司，必须制定行为章程，规定不该发送或回复电子邮件的时间。
France has a working week of 35 hours, in place since 2000.
自2000年以来，法国的规定工作时长为每周35小时。
Supporters of the new law say that employees who are expected to check and reply to their work emails out of hours are not being paid fairly for their overtime, and that the practice carries a risk of stress, burnout, sleep problems and relationship difficulties.
新法律的支持者说，在工作时间外不得不查阅和回复工作电邮的员工没有获得公平加班费，这种做法会令人产生压力，倦怠，睡眠问题和人际关系困难的风险。
The measure is part of a set of labour laws introduced in May.
该措施是去年5月份提出的一系列劳动法的一部分。
It was the only one of the laws - which also made it easier for firms to hire and fire employees - that did not generate widespread protest and strikes.
这是多项法律中唯一的一项，让公司更容易雇用和解雇员工，并且没有激发广泛的抗议和罢工。
Some private companies have previously tried to put limits on their employees’ use of work email outside working hours.
一些私企以前曾试图限制员工在工作时间之外使用工作电子邮件。
For instance, in 2014, the German vehicle-maker Daimler set up an optional service for workers going on holiday; instead of sending an out-of-office reply, they could opt to have all new emails automatically deleted while they were away.
例如，在2014年，德国制造商戴姆勒公司为休假的员工设立了可选服务; 与其发送“本人不在办公室”的自动回复，员工可以选择自动删除休假期间的所有新电邮。
