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New laws will obligate employers to allow employees to switch off from work, but what's really required is a genuine and strategic move to rebuild trust, a wellbeing specialist says.

When employees can't disconnect from their jobs, it adds to their stress and anxiety levels, and contributes to high rates of burnout, says Telus Health APAC managing director Jamie MacLennan.

Part of the problem is an absence of clear rules when it comes to flexibility and remote work, which contributes to a breakdown and deterioration of trust and engagement, MacLennan tells HR Daily...