A supervisor at a Nissan facility in Mississippi where a union vote is scheduled for this week unlawfully interrogated workers about their unionization positions, according to the National Labor Relations Board. Since late 2015, the United Auto Workers local has made 13 similar allegations against Nissan or Kelly Services, a temporary placement service, related to incidents at the plant in Canton, Miss.

Jason McGonigle, a manager at AT&T, took American Sign Language courses to better communicate with a warehouse associate who is completely deaf. McGonigle's action is only one example of professionals taking the initiative to learn ASL to better communicate with co-workers who are deaf, says Susan Murad of the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Stress and pressure are inherent to the workplace, but leaders can help workers build resilience to manage these challenges, writes Nick Petrie of the Center for Creative Leadership. Petrie offers four ways employers can foster resilience, including giving workers tools to recognize, address and let go of stress.

Data from 125,000 employees showed high performers took about 19 days of paid time off each year, five more than average workers, according to a report from HR tech company Namely. Trifacta's Above + Beyond program encourages employees to take vacation by allowing workers to nominate high-performing colleagues for a $1,000 prize to spend toward travel.

Sands China is gearing up for the next generation of workers by creating a productivity center for them and investing in HR data to find new approaches, says Antonio Ramirez, senior vice president of HR. "We are confident that we will be able to see trends that will allow us to be ready for Gen Z," he says.