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- Title
NEVER OFF THE CLOCK: THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF EMPLOYEES' AFTER HOURS WORK.
- Authors
Marcum, Tanya; Cameron, Elizabeth A.; Versweyveld, Luke
- Abstract
Technology has forever changed the work life of employees in many positive ways such as increasing efficiency, accumulating better records and data, and providing instant communication. However, technology has also altered when, where and how often employees work. For many employees, the work day never ends as employees bring home projects, respond to emails, write reports, return phone calls and conduct research. Some workers are never off the clock as they continue to work after hours at home resolving work matters using technology. What has added convenience to our lives is destroying employee work-life balance and is creating potential legal problems for employers while blurring the lines of work-time and personal-time. The focus of this article is on Generation Y, or more commonly referred to as Millennials, who were born after the1980s and entered the workplace in the 2000s. The Millennials are generally higher educated than previous generations, use social media and are competent users of information. Millennials make up about 25 percent of the U.S. population. Given this common description of Millennials, an "analysis of articles published in peer-reviewed journals reveals contradictory descriptions of Gen Y and their work-related attitudes." A common description of Millennials is that they respect a work-life balance and seek a career that respects this balance. To complicate matters Generation Z, those born in mid-1990s to the mid-2000s are exiting college with unique views of work. Generation Z6 extensively engages in technology and is even more connected than Millennials. Many Millennials are not off ended by answering emails and posting employer social media comments after hours, but they expect to be compensated for such time. The world is changing and employee access to technology and desire for immediacy is impacting their everyday work life.
- Subjects
WORKING hours laws; PRODUCTIVE life span; LABOR laws; SOCIAL media; EMPLOYERS; STATUS (Law)
- Publication
Labor Law Journal, 2018, Vol 69, Issue 2, p73
- ISSN
0023-6586
- Publication type
Article