Avoid Staff Burnout!
Arguably a business’ employees are its greatest asset.
This has been recognised recently by companies like Bumble, Hootsuite, and Mozilla who have reportedly shut down for a week to give their staff a break.
The argument is that ensuring everybody has a week off at the same time means they won’t be returning to a flood of emails and work to catch up on as they would if only some were given time off while others continued working.
The last 18 months have been a stressful time for everyone with employees struggling to maintain productivity in the face of lockdowns, staff shortages, supply chain issues, remote working to name just a few.
Given that the availability of staff is predicted to be a continuing problem post-Brexit, therefore, it makes sense for employers to take care of those they have, to value them and to show it.
Protecting their physical and mental health and helping them to have a healthy work-life balance could make the difference between losing staff and keeping them.
There are other suggestions for ensuring staff are healthy and able to perform in this article.
