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The time has come for many of us to turn off notifications and put work to the back of our minds, but research shows that pre-and post-vacation workload makes it hard to totally switch off and recharge. Stokkete/Shutterstock (no reuse)

Why it’s so hard to switch off on holiday – and what workers and employers can do

For vacation time to be truly restful, the onus is on both employers and employees.
Diaspora distress is the psychological burden carried by people living in one country while their homeland — and the family, friends and memories embedded there — are under active geopolitical threat. (Vitaly Gariev/Unsplash)

Diaspora distress: When geopolitical conflict follows immigrant workers into the office

Millions of employees are living in two worlds. Researchers are only beginning to understand what that costs.
Managers often underestimate the impact of silence. A new study shows that inaction can undermine trust and morale. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

What happens when managers don’t act? New research reveals the consequences can be severe

New research shows that when managers fail to respond to harmful behaviour at work, employees interpret that silence as a breach of trust.
Amazon partnered with Dominion Energy to build solar farms in Virginia to power its cloud-computing service. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy

Corporate decisions made in boardrooms and through initiatives with nonprofits have created an important kind of private climate governance.
Downtown Nashville in March 2024. Conservatives − but not liberals − view the city as one of the country’s safest. Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images

Cities that want to attract business might want to focus less on financial incentives and more on making people feel safe

People’s perceptions of risk shape where businesses choose to locate, new research suggests. Interestingly, conservatives and liberals view risk very differently.

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