{
  "title": "Time management: when does the working day really end?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-quand-la-journee-de-travail-se-termine-t-elle-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-05-20",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "A calendar can be closed while work still occupies the mind. Research on recovery invites us to examine expectations of availability, rather than working hours alone.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Time Management & Prioritisation",
  "place": {
    "name": "Basel",
    "region": "Bâle-Ville",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Sabine Sonnentag and Charlotte Fritz (2007, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology) distinguish four recovery experiences: psychological detachment from work, relaxation, mastery experiences and control over leisure time."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Recovery matters beyond the evening",
      "point": "Sabine Sonnentag (2003, Journal of Applied Psychology) observes, in a daily diary study, an association between recovery during nonwork time and work engagement the following day."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "One might conclude that banning evening messages is enough to improve the following day's work."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What the evidence does not settle",
      "point": "Validating a questionnaire does not demonstrate the effectiveness of a disconnection policy, and daily observations are not sufficient to establish causality."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Bâle",
      "point": "As part of SHR's “[Time Management & Prioritisation](/formation/gestion-du-temps/bale)” programme, a Basel team in pharma, life sciences, Rhine logistics or international R&D could test an explicit rule: outside each person's agreed working window, only predefined emergencies require a response, through a dedicated channel and an identified on-call arrangement."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Fritz",
      "year": "2007",
      "source": "Journal of Occupational Health Psychology"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Sonnentag",
      "year": "2003",
      "source": "Journal of Applied Psychology"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 425,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-05-20-en.jpg?v=4",
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    "en": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-quand-la-journee-de-travail-se-termine-t-elle-en",
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  "relatedPages": {
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    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/bale",
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  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}