Microsoft Launches New Feature for Teams to Limit Frontline Workers' After-Hours Access

TapTechNews October 10th news, Microsoft Corporation released a press release yesterday (October 9th), announcing the launch of new features for the Microsoft Teams application to limit and prevent frontline workers (FrontlineWorker) from accessing Teams accounts after working hours.

Frontline workers refer to those employees who directly contact customers, clients or other service objects. They do not sit at the desk during work but are involved in actual operations, such as cashiers in supermarkets, waiters in restaurants, nurses in hospitals, couriers and warehouse workers, etc.

TapTechNews quoted the official press release, and Microsoft outlined some reasons why enterprises may need this function:

Frontline workers may access work applications outside of working hours and may later request a pay raise based on this.

According to local legal requirements, limit frontline workers from accessing work during off-duty hours.

The new Teams warning and screen blocking not only displays a message but also shows an image of an ice cream falling to the ground to indicate to frontline workers that they should not access Teams during non-working hours.