New Zealand businesses wary of burning out staff are taking steps to reduce employees working when on annual or sick leave.

A recent survey revealed nearly half of Kiwi employees are too stressed to do their jobs properly.

Employment law advocate Danny Gelb says this uptick in businesses locking staff out of work I.T systems while on leave is out of genuine concern for employee well-being over burnout concerns.

"The thing with burnout is- the cause is not what people think. In my opinion, the reason we're getting burnout at the moment is actually bad leadership." 

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