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The big disconnect

A new “right to disconnect” law went into effect this month, covering 65,000 Belgian civil servants, and is likely to be extended soon to the private sector as well. It follows similar edicts passed down by European Union nations, including Portugal, Italy, Spain, Ireland and France, which was the first to enshrine it in law, in 2016.

The Europeans have led

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