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HR teams have the right programs in place to reduce burnout risks, but employees aren't taking them up, out of fear they'll be seen as unproductive or lacking resilience, an experienced talent leader warns.

"The policies, procedures and education are absolutely where they should be, but culturally it is certainly not encouraged," Parity Consulting founder Victoria Butt tells HR Daily.

Butt notes that when she's speaking to HR professionals about burnout, they'll often highlight policies, programs and EAP support, saying, "people just need to access it".

At the same time, organisations have line managers, leaders and CEOs complaining about low productivity and employees taking different types of leave, "so it's not congruent," she says...