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Staff at the Cinquantenaire Art and History Museums (MRAH) say they are on the verge of burnout and have criticised working conditions that they described as toxic.
Belgium's 65,000 federal civil servants will be granted the "right to disconnect" and not answer phone calls or messages outside normal working hours.
Self-employed people in Belgium work, on average, 57 hours per week, and "have a hard time distancing themselves from their work", according to new stats from social security firm Securex.
Following news last month that the number of people absent from work in Belgium due to psychological problems had reached an alarming 140,000, a VUB researcher has announced that treating burn-out
Feeling frazzled? Whatever raises your blood pressure, there are as many ways to deal with stress as there are situations that cause it.
Kris Peeters' crusade against burn-out continues, with the announcement of 50 pilot projects across the country that will test measures to reduce its causes in the workplace.
Often described as overachiever syndrome, burnout has been dubbed the health epidemic of the century.
Belgian companies need to conclude agreements with their staff about sending emails outside of work hours, according to the guidelines of a draft law by employment minister Kris Peeters (CD&V)
