Work Burnout in Colombia: The New Legal Challenge for Employers

Labor and Employment attorney Germán Andrés Gómez wrote an article for Asuntos Legales analyzing the concept of burnout at work and the evolution of Colombian law in this area. He explains that, although burnout is not a new phenomenon, employees' mental health has become one of the primary focuses of business litigation and corporate responsibility. In this article, Mr. Gómez addresses questions about how Colombian labor laws understand burnout – chronic work-related stress that has not been adequately managed and can affect the physical, emotional and mental health of workers – whether it can be considered a workplace illness and how a company should respond upon identifying a case of burnout.

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