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“Few employees put in extra hours without receiving something — tangible or otherwise — in return. Companies strive to create a positive work environment where employees feel valued, but many are finding that increasingly long hours are contributing to employee burnout and job dissatisfaction. Whether in recession or recovery, long hours at the office have become more common and are often unavoidable,” Huffington Post reports.

“According to a recent survey of more than 1,200 professionals conducted by Seamless Corporate Accounts, GrubHub Inc.'s leading online food-ordering and billing service for offices, nearly half (48 percent) of respondents surveyed indicated they work late nights and weekends some or all of the time. A recent poll by Manpower Group showed similar findings. When asked if employees work longer hours than five years ago, more than two-thirds (67 percent) responded ‘Yes, a great deal.'”

“From providing time management training and limiting non-essential meetings and administrative tasks like expense reports to fostering a culture that values contributions over face-time the most effective way to combat the challenges related to overworked employees is to help employees work more effieciently during regular hours.”

The article provides five impactful tips that can make your employees feel valued and comfortable when putting in extra hours.