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Nowthe question is, "Should an employer insist on a typical employee to check
his or her
e-mail while on vacation?? There are a few different ways to look at this. One way to look at this is to
figure
out what is considered to be a "typical?employee. Different companies would
probably
have different views and definitions as to what a typical employee may be. Take
a
secretary for example. If he or she were to be the typical employee then
honestly they
should not be expected to check their email while they are on vacation. If the
employer
feels that they would have to be in contact with them than instead of making
them check
their emails and ruining their vacation, they could hire someone just for the
time
period that the employee is gone.
Now there is also the situation where there is a company where every employee
has a
specific job description and it is extremely difficult to find an experienced
worker to
take their place while they take their vacation. Then it would be
understandable if the
employer asked for them to check their email because if something happened then
by them
checking in they might be able to help fix whatever the problem may be.
Another factor in this situation would be if it is a paid vacation. If you are
paying
for your own vacation your self your boss should not expect you to check your
email.
Why would you bother to take the time on your vacation, that you are paying
for, to
check in with work. Also if your boss expects you to check your email, then
they should
have to pay the additional cost of getting a room with internet connection.
On the other ...