Workplace: What is 'leaveism'? When vacations are just another day at work


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Many employees find themselves compelled to work outside their contracted hours or even on their days off. Photo: AFP

Flexible hours, remote working, four-day weeks...

Work is becoming more and more flexible. But as boundaries between work life and home life blur, these evolutions are also having repercussions on vacation or leave-taking.

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