Rising digital workloads contributing to worker burnout in S'pore

About one in two workers, or 49 per cent, feels exhausted, while 58 per cent feel overworked, according to an online poll. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - Workers in Singapore are feeling more burnt out compared with their peers globally, and this could be driven partly by their digital workloads rising amid the pandemic.

About one in two workers, or 49 per cent, feels exhausted, while 58 per cent feel overworked, according to an online poll in January of more than 1,000 workers here.

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