95% of HR leaders say this is the main reason staff leave

Productivity is an often-used measure to gauge whether staff are engaged in their work; however, this outdated ‘churn and burn’ attitude to employment is causing employee’s to burnout, and head out of the exit door.

According to a survey by Kronos, 95% of HR managers, administrators and executives, cite burnout as a reason employees aren’t staying with their organisation. Nearly half (46%) say employee burnout is responsible for up to half of their annual workforce turnover.

614 HR leaders, including from firms with 100 to 2,500+ employees, were surveyed and they admit that the factors contributing to burnout should be under their control.

For example, poor management (30%), employees seeing no clear connection of their role to corporate strategy (29%), and a negative workplace culture (26%) – all within the remit of HR – are causing talent to leave for greener pastures.