Are your team suffering?

We can all agree that this year has been like no other, and the consequences are you could be facing another major crisis. In August a number of recruitment and employment agencies conducted surveys to look at the impact of remote working on the workforce.

In one survey, conducted by Robert Walters, it was found that 47% of managers feared that their staff could be at risk of burnout. This is as a direct result of the post lockdown way of working. 

In the same survey, 36% of employees reported that as a result of extended working hours (due to lockdown) they had experienced a deterioration in their mental health and well-being. 

Another direct consequence is that many people felt that they had to work longer and harder in order to justify working from home. This may also be an impact of having to cover the roles of colleagues who have been placed on furlough or made redundant.

So what can be done, and whose responsibility is it to ensure the well-being of employees?

Each individual needs to take care of their health, however, there are measures that employers and management can take in order to minimise the risk of burnout. Below are 5 suggestions:

1.    Encourage workers to take regular breaks

2.    Maintain contact with those working remotely, and keep lines of communication open

3.    Ensure that staff take their holidays

4.    Be vigilant and look for signs of stress and burnout

5.    Arrange virtual team meeting and activities

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