Category: Burnout
Absence anxiety: Why do we feel uneasy taking time off work?
You’ve booked some time off work, or you’ve had to call in sick for a few days. Have you ever had that feeling that you’re missing out, or that something is going to go horribly wrong in your absence from work? That’s absence anxiety, and it’s a common phenomenon for people who find ‘switching off’
Is your approach to managing absence causing burnout?
Without a handle on managing absence, it’s possible that a company’s lack of awareness and visibility surrounding employee wellbeing is actually causing more burnout in the long-run. Burnout is a state of mental and physical exhaustion often brought on by long-term work-related stress, or by working in a busy and demanding role for a long time.
Beating burnout: The key is managing absence
It may have been around for a long time, but burnout is certainly a hot topic right now. Thanks to its prevalence, largely brought about by the blurring of work and home life during the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more employers are looking for ways to keep burnout at bay. Especially considering 70% of surveyed
Presenteeism: A silent problem in the workplace
Presenteeism is a growing phenomenon in today’s work environment and is a term used with increasing frequency online, often closely linked to absenteeism. It remains a large factor in organisations, and a study conducted by CIPD found that presenteeism is higher among those working from home (81%) compared with in the workplace (65%). The report
The importance of absence management to reduce burnout
Guest blog by Kelly Swingler I know, I know, you hear the term ‘absence management’ and you immediately think of sickness absence, trigger levels and back to work meetings, and surely by the time you reach that point, it’s already too late when it comes to reducing and preventing burnout for your people. What is
Bad absence management leads to burnout – here’s how to break the cycle
Open your LinkedIn feed or any HR news site, and you will undoubtedly see the topic of burnout discussed somewhere. Over the last few years, it’s become an increasingly common issue for employers, with the ONS (Office for National Statistics) reporting that mental health was the number one cause of sick leave in 2021 with
The Bumble Burnout: A bleak summer forecast for UK employees
With lockdown easing delayed, some companies rejecting access to unvaccinated staff, and further travel restrictions, it is an incredibly stressful and turbulent time for UK employees. It may be unsurprising then that, last week, it was announced that Bumble had closed its offices worldwide temporarily to combat workplace stress. It was a story that naturally
Holiday hopefuls and burnout risks – dealing with post-lockdown team holidays
We recently ran a LinkedIn survey of 100 people, asking about their holiday plans now that (in the UK at least), lockdown has been lifted to the degree that employees will be seriously considering taking vacations at home or abroad. The results were as follows: The majority of people – almost two thirds – are
An Employer’s Guide to Employee Burnout
What is Employee Burnout? Employee burnout is a situation where workers feel extremely exhausted, whether briefly or for a prolonged period. This could be physical exhaustion, mental exhaustion, emotional exhaustion, or even all three. In any case, the end result is the same: unhappy employees, a drop in productivity, and a possible rise in employee
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