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" Wor l dMent alHeal t hDaypr ovi desanoppor t uni t yt or eflectonwhet hert hos ef oundat i onsar ei npl ace, becaus e addr es s i ngbur noutr equi r esmor et hanwel l bei ngi ni t i at i ves al one. Bus i nes s esal s oneedt ocons i derhowwor ki ss t r uct ur ed, whet hert eamshaves uffici ents uppor tandr es our ces , andhow empl oyeescans us t ai nabl ymanagei ncr eas i ng demands . " I nt er nat i onalcompar i s ons Per cent ageofpr of es s i onal swhof eelbur ntoutatwor k -Canada: 62% -Uni t edSt at es : 59% -Br az i l : 59% -Uni t edKi ngdom: 55% -Net her l ands : 45% -Ger many: 43% -Bel gi um: 42% -Swi t z er l and: 38% -Fr ance: 32%
Whenas kedwhatwasdr i vi ngt hei rbur nout , 54%ofwor ker s ci t edaheavi erwor kl oadduet ounder s t affing, whi l e39%r epor t edl owert eam mor al eaf t err es t r uct ur i ngorl abourr educt i ons . Af ur t her39%r epor t edf eel i ngs t ucki nt hei rcar eer .
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Accor di ngt ot hedat a, t heUKr ecor dedt hef our t hhi ghes t l evelofr epor t edbur noutamongt hecount r i esi ncl udedi n t her es ear ch, behi ndCanada( 62%) , t heUni t edSt at es( 59%) andBr az i l( 59%) . Thefindi ngshi ghl i ghtt heext entt owhi chs us t ai nedwor kpl acepr es s ur escont i nuet oaffectempl oyees . Whi l ebur noutl evel svar yi nt er nat i onal l y, t her es ear chs ugges t st hata s i gni ficantpr opor t i onoft heUKwor kf or cei sexper i enci ng hi ghl evel sofs t r ai natwor k. Mat tWes t on, Seni orManagi ngDi r ect or , UK&I r el andat Rober tHal f , comment ed: “ Bur nouti scl ear l ynol ongerani s s ueaffect i ngas mal lgr oup ofempl oyees . Whenmor et hanhal fofpr of es s i onal ss ay t hey’ r eexper i enci ngi t , empl oyer sr ecogni s ei tasawor kf or cei s s uewi t hi mpl i cat i onsf orpr oduct i vi t y, r et ent i onand l ongt er m bus i nes sper f or mance. " Empl oyer sneedt or ecogni s et hataddr es s i ngbur nouti s n' t s i mpl yaboutoffer i ngs uppor twhenpeopl er eachacr i s i s poi nt , butt aki ngapr oact i veappr oach. Cr eat i ngenvi r onment swher ewor kl oadsar emanageabl e, car eerdevel opmentr emai nsvi s i bl e, andempl oyeesf eelequi ppedt oper f or m att hei rbes tovert hel ongt er mr equi r esr egul ar l yas s es s i ngr es our ces , expect at i onsandcul t ur e, andadj us t i ng whenneeded.
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