FORWARD THINKING: Firms such as car giants Volkswagen and BMW have taken steps to circumvent burnout from the seemingly unstoppable deluge of work-related emails from reaching stressed employees at home.
FRANKFURT: As smartphones and portable devices increasingly dominate our working lives, moves are afoot in France and Germany to prevent the little electronic miracle workers from encroaching on people's private lives as well.
For several years now, some of Germany's biggest companies have started waking up to the counterproductive effects of expecting executives to be reachable around the clock.
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