How to fight workplace stress - burnout explained

Five tips for HRs

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HR expert Paul Friday takes a closer look at burnout and how to prevent it from spiralling out of control

Be honest… do you ever dread going to work? Do work worries hang over you all weekend to the point where you can't relax or enjoy yourself? We all feel stress from time to time. But if you feel like that all day, every day, to the point of exhaustion then the problem isn't just stress. It's occupational burnout, something that's just been recognised as a legitimate medical diagnosis by the World Health Organisation (WHO). HR would act fast to fix something that causes physical injury to employees, but what about their mental health? That has a physical impact, too. And stress can be c...

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