{"id":21451,"date":"2020-05-08T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T07:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delucapartners.it\/news\/smart-working-and-the-right-to-disconnection\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:46:51","slug":"smart-working-and-the-right-to-disconnection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delucapartners.it\/en\/insights\/smart-working-and-the-right-to-disconnection\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote working and the right to disconnection: (Agendadigitale.eu, 8 May 2020 \u2013 Vittorio De Luca, Elena Cannone)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The tools used by the remote worker (e.g. laptops and smartphones) to perform their work allow a constant and continuous availability and connection, not only potential but in fact, constant and continuous. 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