Employer, take care to ensure your employees enjoy comfortable working conditions and good mental health.

As of 1 January 2022, burnout will be recognized as a disease for which a physician can issue medical leave. 

In June of 2019 WHO placed burnout in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Until now, burnout has only been considered to be a syndrome.

Burnout presents the following symptoms, among others:

• a feeling of exhaustion,  
• depressed mood, apathy, 
• lower performance, 
• reduced evaluation of achievements. 

The following factors can contribute to burnout: inadequate pay, work overload, ineffective management, poor work culture. 

Employee well-being is now a topic of interest to employers. Providing for work & life balance is a standard.

More and more employers are offering webinars on well-being to their employees, meaning the benefits of mental health therapy.

Proper workplace management affects not just employee performance but also their feeling of well-being. 

Caring for employees’ mental and physical condition will certainly attenuate the risk of massive levels of employee leave due to burnout.

 
Find more in the PRO HR October 2021