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Fortune
Nicholas Gordon

This $8 billion startup is fining employees $1,200 for contacting colleagues on vacation

Older Caucasian woman using laptop on porch (Credit: Getty Images)

With constant access to smartphones, work email and messaging platforms like Slack, employees are finding it more difficult to step away from work. Working-from-home has further blurred the line separating work and free time, with employees working longer hours and sending more messages after-hours since the pandemic began.

One Indian company has a solution: fine employees who bother their colleagues on vacation. 

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