Covid crisis: Does 'burnout leave' work?
Many companies are offering employees extra periods of leave to avoid getting burned out, as they try to cope with the pressures of working during the pandemic. Is this effective?
Burnout is rising in the world of office goers. Months of disruption and uncertainty caused by the Covid pandemic has led workers at many companies to feel stressed and exhausted. Daily life has been disrupted, and the lines between work and leisure blurred. Many are finding it difficult to cope.
In response to this, many companies have announced burnout leave. It’s being seen as a way to show the workers that they have a support system to lean on. Or is it just a headline grabbing tactic? And what about the professionals who are availing this leave? Has it really helped them?
In this edition of WorklifeIndia, we discuss how companies define wellness, and whether burnout leave actually works.
Presenter: Devina Gupta
Contributors: TN Hari, HR head, BigBasket; Sahil Mathur, chief HR officer, InMobi Group; Himel Sarkar, content supervisor, Organic by MSL
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