Taking back your holiday: Daimler staff can opt to have emails deleted while on holiday

Daimler staff can opt to have emails deleted while on holiday: "Daimler employees can head to the beach this summer without worrying about checking their emails, sparing their partners and children the frustration of work-related matters intruding on the family holiday.
The Stuttgart-based carmaker said about 100,000 German employees could now choose to have all their incoming emails automatically deleted when they are on leave so they do not return to a bulging inbox.
The sender is notified by the “Mail on Holiday” assistant that the email has not been received and is invited to contact a nominated substitute instead.
“Our employees should relax on holiday and not read work-related emails,” said Wilfried Porth, human resources board member.
Traffic jam
“With ‘Mail on Holiday’ they start back after the holidays with a clean desk. There is no traffic jam in their inbox. That is an emotional relief.”
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