1 Jun 2021

Māori employees 163pct more likely to burn out

From Morning Report, 8:52 am on 1 June 2021

Workers in New Zealand are at high risk of burning out.

A new study shows Māori employees are 163 percent more likely to be burnt-out - while New Zealand Europeans are 51.9 percent less likely to be burnt-out.

So what exactly is burnout, how is it caused and how can we avoid it?

Corin Dann spoke to AUT Business School organisational psychology academic Professor Jarrod Haar.