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Employees shouldn't feel pressure to perform the same duties and meet their previous expectations upon returning to work after burnout, according to a psychologist who warns that "re-traumatisation" is a very real risk.

Lize Van der Watt, a psychologist registered on Doctify who coaches employees experiencing burnout, says many find that returning to work is a difficult experience.

Managers often assume they're fully recovered, and expect an instant return to business as usual, she says.

Generally speaking, expecting an employee to immediately return to their previous capacity, rather than taking a staggered approach, would be "completely unreasonable", Van der Watt tells HR Daily...