Some pioneering companies in Japan are going against the grain by allowing employees to refuse work phone calls and emails on their days off, in an age when technology is blurring the boundaries between personal and professional lives.As others grapple with ways of implementing work-style reforms, these firms are giving employees the "right to disconnect," which is catching on as law in a number of European countries.One company particularly forward-looking in implementing the rule is Osaka-based software firm YRGLM Inc.Since 2011, its staff of about 140 have been encouraged to take a nine-…READ FULL ARTICLE
