Lockdown wellbeing | Staff burnout doubles during pandemic

Lockdown has caused employee wellbeing to take a hit with new research finding that burnout figures have doubled during this period.

The research from LinkedIn's Glint revealed that burnout doubled from March (2.7%) to April (5.4%) 2020, suggesting that HR departments need to urgently to address this before it threatens the productivity and engagement of remote workers.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) put burnout on its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) list last year, which is used as a global benchmark for health diagnosis – according to DW.com.

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The public health agency explained that burnout is categorised by three dimensions including: feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one’s job or feelings of negativism relating to one’s job; and reduced professional efficacy.