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Business, Health and Wellness · November 9, 2019

Avoid Employee Burnout Today Before It Destroys Your Business

Your employees are the lifeblood of your company. They open the doors in the morning, interact with your customers and suppliers, collect your income, make excuses for your company when things do not go well, work late to help get things out on time, and do it all for the promise of a small fraction of the money you will make if your company is successful.

They have to be committed to what they do, or your business will suffer, and if your business is suffering, they are the first thing you look at to make changes. With this all in mind, they continue to work hard for you daily.

So it is important to be concerned about their welfare, and that they can do their best work for your company. With employee burnout being such a big issue today, you need to know the things that your company can do to help them to stay healthy and avoid burnout.

Get them Great Healthcare Plans

Purchasing high-quality healthcare plans for your company employees is a smart business decision. The best healthcare plans do cost more money, but they cover things that are potentially important for your workers. In addition to giving them complete coverage for any accidents that happen on the job, and in the event that they get sick, they also include benefits and discounts when you take preventative measures to help your employees avoid accidents and illness.

In fact, some top insurance providers also offer comprehensive advice and strategies around these issues. They’re designed to hope your employees deal with stress and the factors that cause them two more likely to be injured or need to spend time in bed.

Monitor Their Work Loads

Some employees love to work hard all the time. They feel obligated to give all they can to your business. Although these types of employees can be a blessing to have, they also often burn themselves out by overworking. What results is that they end up sick and spend fewer days at work. It can be difficult to get these employees to slow down at the job because they will equate not working hard with slacking off. You have to intervene in these situations.

This starts with your monitoring their workloads and habits. When you see an employee who is working too hard for too long, you must insist they slow down and take a break. If this means that you lower the expectations for a particular employee, that is the best path to take. You might get less output, but they will be more efficient in the long-term.

Demand That They Take Breaks During Work

Your company should have mandatory work breaks throughout the day where employees can get away from the work activities for a short time. These breaks can be used to make a phone call, meditate, do some stretching, or even taking a nap.  It has been shown that when employees take these mandatory breaks, their productivity actually increases significantly. So to avoid burnout and to raise their productivity, give employees mandatory breaks throughout the day.

You can also consider giving employees unscheduled days off if you notice an employee is reaching burnout. A day or two away from work, allows the employee to come back refreshed and recharged.

 

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