You should speak to your manager if you’re unsure if your attendance is needed at a particular meeting
Discuss any concerns, including routine interruptions to personal time, with your manager
Block time out in diaries to protect time for work that needs to be carried out without interruption
And if you’re a manager you should set the following expectations with your team members:
Emails received outwith normal working hours do not require to be responded to until the recipient’s next working day begins
Meetings should be arranged to ensure that all essential participants are available and scheduled to work on the proposed date and time
Phone calls/Teams chat messages or calls should not be made to colleagues at times when they are not scheduled to work
All colleagues should be mindful of how and when they communicate with team members and should be clear about expectations where urgent responses to issues are requested
Getting further help
We should all manage the right to disconnect in a manner that is respectful of everyone’s rights and expectations and in the context of good workplace relations generally.