FEATURE occupancy rates rose to 50.4 % in late January , dropped to 45.6 % by early February and then slightly recovered to 48.6 %, indicating uncertainty about employees ' return to the office post-COVID-19 .
The publication referenced a survey by Gallup , released in 2022 , which said that up to 50 % of Americans may be disengaged at work .
Quiet quitting is where you don ’ t quit your job , but you are not going above and beyond .
While it is difficult to quantify the issue from an African or South African point of view , Nicol Myburgh , Head : CRS Technologies HCM Business
Unit , said there is some understanding of what has given rise to the issue .
He said : “ We know that burnout is a growing concern in the workplace today , across many industries . There are many factors at play here , including socioeconomic stress , mental fatigue and the impact of remote working . It is important for business leaders to be cognisant of what the reasons may be for
THE PRESSURE TO HIRE NEW WORKERS WILL IN TURN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONS AND INCREASE TRAINING BUDGETS IN AN ALREADY STAGNANT ECONOMY . www . intelligentcxo . com
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