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Researchers are calling on employers and governments to protect workers from increasingly common "out-of-hours intrusions", after finding these "boundary infringements" elevate workplace stress.

The study by Australian, US and European researchers of nearly 900 workers found respondents reported higher stress levels and depressive moods associated with managers contacting them or requesting responses outside of work hours.

"Borderless workplaces are giving managers 24/7 access to employees where constant connectivity with managers is an expectation rather than an option," says RMIT University researcher Mayowa Babalola...