Description: Volkswagen turns off some employees’ email 30 minutes after their shifts end. Goldman Sachs is urging junior staff to take weekends off. BMW is planning new rules that will keep workers from being contacted after hours.

Source: VancouverSun.com

Date: Dec 07, 2013

Link: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Employers+step+prevent+staff+burnout/9259561/story.html#ixzz2mnpH6D2r

Questions for Discussions:

• What does the article say about the reasons for employee burnout?
• How can communications be a cause of stress?
• Do you believe the solutions described in the article are likely to solve employee stress and burnout?