France was the first country to make a law giving workers the right to message and ignore work emails in 2017.
Italy in 2021 passed a law which allowed employees to not respond to work communications after office hours.
Belgium gave the government workers a right to disconnect in 2018.
Spain introduced a law which allowed employees to ignore work-related messages and calls in 2021.
Ireland made a law in 2018 which allowed employees to stay away from work-related digital communication after working hours.
Portugal in 2020 established rules which stopped companies with 10 employees from reaching out to their workers after working hours.
Australia is in the process of bringing a law to stop employers from reaching out to their staff after working hours.