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Britain and America Love "Summer Fridays," But France Already Locked In a Whole August by Law

Leaving the office two hours early on Fridays and disappearing from the office for an entire month were never the same kind of break. France has legislated the right to disconnect to protect off-hours, and Emily Bryce-Perkins uses this to ask Britain and America: can you get used to the idea that the world keeps turning in August without you?