Executives expect worker responses during vacation

On your next vacation, you probably expect to relax. Your boss, however, probably expects you to respond.

In a survey conducted by business analysis firm Tech.co, 87% of senior executives said it is “appropriate to contact colleagues while they are on vacation.” And not only for emergencies. The executives thought it was OK to contact vacationing workers even for “noncritical” situations that “are somewhat time-sensitive.” As for vacationing employees, a separate survey found the vast majority felt compelled to respond to work messages, with 74% saying they answered work emails while on vacation.

While employee advocate groups are pushing for legislation to prohibit employers from requiring workers to respond to electronic communications during nonwork hours, no “right-to-disconnect” laws have been passed in the United States.

Fraud losses hit $12.5 billion: FTC

The amount of money consumers reported they lost to fraud last year rose to $12.5 billion, up 25% from 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Investment fraud, at $5.7 billion, was the top fraud category. Email was the most common way victims were contacted by scammers. The amount of money lost in scams is actually much higher because many victims don’t report the fraud to authorities.

Fewer favor TikTok ban

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Americans’ desire to ban TikTok is softening. A Pew Research Center survey taken last month found 34% of adults favor a ban, down from 50% a year ago. That’s still higher than the number who oppose a ban, which stands at 32%, up from 22% last year. TikTok’s China-based owner faces a mid-June deadline to sell or shut down its U.S. TikTok unit.

Grubhub hungry for NYC

Grubhub is investing in its quarter-century-old Seamless brand in New York, its biggest market, in a bid to drive growth in a key city. Seamless, founded in 1999, remains a recognizable brand in the area, even after merging with Grubhub in 2013. Nationally, Grubhub, with only 5% of the food-delivery market share, trails Uber and DoorDash, but in New York, it has a 22% share. — BLOOMBERG NEWS