Spotting and Addressing Employee Burnout

In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared burnout a legitimate “syndrome” linked to chronic workplace stress.

According to WHO, this chronic stress can have severe consequences for employees, including lower productivity and higher turnover, as well as a serious impact on physical and mental health. 

Why does this reclassification of burnout matter? It legitimizes how serious the global burnout problem is, and how companies should urgently address burnout prevention and recovery.