Debate erupted online when France made sending work emails after 6pm illegal. In fact the ‘law’ was an agreement between unions and a handful of companies. But as the line between work and life continue to blur, it struck a chord with smartphone addicts everywhere.

With the number of working parents on the rise, quality time with the family is becoming increasingly hard to organise. Parents are looking to a new source of inspiration for help: business.

Employees are increasingly insisting on using their personal smartphones as work tools. To deal with this, a new mobile virtualisation platform lets consumers run two phones – one work and one personal – on the same device.

Work defines life in the 21st century – that is, for those who can even get employed. I Do Not Work identifies a new subculture: those who don't fancy working, telling the stories of eight Italians who gave up work for happiness.