While digital technology has been a godsend for many during the pandemic, Sarah Ronan looks at whether an out-of-hours work ban could be a step backward for flexible working

Employees are calling for a ban on out-of-hours emails from bosses, citing that the coronavirus pandemic has already made work more stressful.

For a full ‘right to disconnect’ approach to emails to work it must become part of UK law

Personalising rules around out-of-hours email access is better for employee stress levels than blanket bans, say researchers