The lingering fallout from the pandemic, the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and the seemingly endless stream of distressing news stories are contributing to a rise in the number of sickness absences and cases of burnout in the UK.
Employers should not only be worried about the health effects of burnout on the individuals affected. Cutting budgets and increasing people’s workloads can create toxic working environments that are a breeding ground for a whole other type of burnout: a moral one.