Desconexión digital fuera del horario laboral

Summary

This video discusses the impact of technology on work-life balance, highlighting both the advantages and drawbacks of remote work. While technology allows for flexible hours, reduced commuting, and improved productivity, it also contributes to social isolation, increased work pressure, and longer working hours. It reveals that many employees respond to work calls and emails outside of their work hours and during vacations, leading to stress, fatigue, and health issues. The video emphasizes the right to digital disconnection and encourages companies to create internal policies to protect employees' well-being, ensuring they disconnect from work outside of designated hours.

Takeaways

• 😀 Digital disconnection is a worker's right, regardless of their job position.
• 😀 75% of workers answer calls or emails outside of working hours.
• 😀 64% of workers connect to work during vacations.
• 😀 Technology has made it easier to work remotely, but it can also increase work isolation.
• 😀 Remote work increases the urgency for quick responses, leading to longer work hours.
• 😀 The intensification of work due to constant connectivity can negatively affect mental health.
• 😀 The availability of workers outside work hours increases stress levels and sleep problems.
• 😀 The use of technology can lead to physical health issues, like fatigue and musculoskeletal problems.
• 😀 Employers must create a digital disconnection policy after consulting workers or their representatives.
• 😀 A digital disconnection policy should include rules for worker availability and emergency situations.
• 😀 The company must plan training and awareness actions on appropriate technology use and its risks.

Q & A

What impact has technology had on work relationships and organization?

Technology has significantly altered work relationships and the organization of work by enabling flexible hours, remote work, reducing commuting, and improving performance. However, it also contributes to increased work intensity, social isolation, urgent response expectations, and longer work hours.

What percentage of workers respond to emails or calls outside of their regular work hours?

75% of workers respond to emails or calls outside their regular work hours.

What challenges does hyperconnectivity bring to workers?

Hyperconnectivity makes it difficult for workers to balance work and personal life, increasing stress levels, and potentially leading to issues such as sleep problems, fatigue, and mental health, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal issues.

What is the right to digital disconnection in the workplace?

Workers have the right to digital disconnection, which means they are not obligated to be available outside their work hours. Employers must establish a digital disconnection policy after consulting with employees or their representatives to ensure proper measures are in place.

What steps should companies take to ensure digital disconnection?

Companies should create an internal digital disconnection policy, define specific availability rules for work positions that require it, and offer training and awareness programs about the proper use of technology and the risks of overexposure.

What should companies do when emergencies require employees to be available outside of work hours?

Companies should establish rules for emergency availability outside of work hours, as part of their digital disconnection policy, ensuring that employees are informed and protected.

What are the potential effects of constant availability and overexposure to technology?

Constant availability and overexposure to technology can cause stress, sleep disorders, mental health issues, and physical problems such as fatigue, cardiovascular strain, and musculoskeletal pain.

What are the key components of a company’s digital disconnection policy?

A digital disconnection policy should include rules on availability, emergency protocols, training and sensitization about technology use, and preventive measures to avoid overexposure, all of which must be communicated to employees.

What is the role of employees or their representatives in formulating a digital disconnection policy?

Employees or their representatives are consulted when creating a digital disconnection policy, ensuring that the policy reflects their needs and concerns about work-life balance and digital overload.

Where can workers find more information about their right to digital disconnection?

Workers can visit the website of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for more information about their right to digital disconnection and related regulations.