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With the holidays soon upon us, senior reporter Deanna Cuadra makes the case for companies to give employees time off from December 25 through January 2. For those still working, contributing writer Keith Button offers advice on how to manage holiday-related stress for employers and employees, and editor Lee Hafner writes about why employees should start their New Year’s resolutions now.

In non-holiday related news, we revealed how AI is helping to detect breast cancer and heart disease simultaneously; how the Trump administration might impact pay parity; and the chief commercial officer at fertility clinic and family-building benefits provider Kindbody reveals how to build a strong team.

About half of the workers responding to a recent poll say they’re more stressed during the year-end holiday season, while two in five say they are less productive and a third are working a second job to supplement their income.

“It becomes a challenging time of year for many workers to achieve work-life balance,” says Vicki Salemi, a career consultant at jobs website Monster, which conducted the November poll of 532 workers. “The holidays, yes, they are an important, special time of year for family, friends and loved ones. But they can also be a speed bump in your work life, in your productivity, in your engagement, in your stress levels overall.”

Mary Ellen Egan
Senior Director, Strategy and Content, Live Media, American Banker

Mary Ellen Egan is in charge of The Most Powerful Women in Banking and related projects. A veteran journalist, she has been a writer and editor at Forbes and The American Lawyer. Her work has … Read full bio


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