Burnout is a critical issue affecting employees and organizations worldwide. It can significantly impact productivity, morale, and overall business success. Understanding and addressing the root causes of burnout is essential for maintaining a healthy and efficient work environment. ISGUS offers innovative solutions to help businesses manage and prevent burnout effectively.
According to a 2019 study by Gallup, 23% of employees reported feeling burned out at work very often or always, while an additional 44% reported feeling burned out sometimes. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognized burnout as an occupational phenomenon in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) in 2019, highlighting its global significance.
Understanding Burnout
Definition and Causes: Burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress and overwork. Common causes include excessive workload, lack of control, insufficient rewards, poor community, unfairness, and value conflicts.
Symptoms: Employees experiencing burnout may exhibit chronic fatigue, insomnia, forgetfulness, impaired concentration, physical symptoms, increased irritability, and a sense of detachment.
Impact on Business: Burnout leads to reduced productivity, higher absenteeism, increased turnover rates, and a negative impact on company culture and employee morale.
By ensuring precise recording of work hours, ZEUS® Time & Attendance helps prevent excessive overtime, which is a major contributor to burnout. Employees are less likely to be overworked when their hours are monitored and managed effectively.
Managers can set up alerts for excessive work hours, allowing them to take action before burnout occurs. These alerts help in balancing workloads and ensuring that employees do not exceed healthy work limits.
Comprehensive reports generated by ZEUS® Time & Attendance enable managers to identify patterns that could lead to burnout, such as consistently long hours or frequent overtime, and address them proactively
By balancing workloads effectively, ZEUS® Staff Scheduling prevents employees from being overwhelmed with too much work. This balance is crucial in maintaining a healthy work environment and preventing burnout.
Allocating resources based on skill sets and availability ensures that tasks are distributed fairly. Employees are less likely to experience burnout when their responsibilities are clear and manageable.
Effective coordination of absences ensures that workloads are not unfairly shifted onto other employees, which can lead to stress and burnout.
Centralized communication reduces misunderstandings and ensures that employees are well-informed about their roles and responsibilities. Clear communication is key to preventing stress and burnout.
Allowing employees to manage their schedules, view their overtime, and request time off gives them more control over their work-life balance, reducing the risk of burnout.
By tracking and managing performance issues promptly, ZEUS® HR ensures that employees are not overwhelmed. Fair and timely performance management helps maintain a motivated and balanced workforce.
„Creating day and shift models in ZEUS® and assigning them to individual employees was just as easy as today‘s booking practice.“
„For me, it is very advantageous to be able to access and manage the Access Control System centrally for all employees, locations and countries.“
„T&A is not the first product that we have outsourced. We pass on the risk of a system failure and don‘t have to worry about backups, server maintenance or administration.“
“In general, the whole experience from planning to implementation and finally the aftercare was a pleasurable experience compared to other projects over the years”