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Even if, in theory, an organisation lets employees take it easy after a taxing project, it might be up to leaders to show their people what that looks like, a burnout expert says.

Employers that are embracing more flexible approaches to work at an individual and organisational level – and that realise reducing time on the job needn't equal less work – aren't necessarily taking a more flexible, output-focused approach to discrete projects, Savasana Collective director Sheena Schuy tells HR Daily.

Giving employees more agency around when and how they work reduces the risk of burnout, but it can also prevent over-strategising, over-thinking, and time-wasting, improve decision-making, and increase productivity, Schuy says...