BURNOUT SYNDROME AND ITS CONSEQUENCES IN TERMS OF LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW

The working environment and working conditions in which the employee performs her duty may have negative effects on the employee’s mental health. One of the most important of these negative situations is burnout syndrome, which is the final stage of work-related stress that can lead workers to quit their jobs and causes serious and severe consequences for both the worker and the workplace. Burnout syndrome, which can be encountered in many workplaces and professional groups today and unfortunately not enough effort is made to prevent and eliminate it, causes depersonalization, chronic fatigue, unhappiness, helplessness, etc. in workers who experience it. Burnout syndrome can even be associated with employee suicides. This syndrome experienced by the employee also may cause negativities such as production losses, frequent personnel changes, decrease in production quality, increase in work accidents. Although there are no clear regulations regarding burnout syndrome in our Labor and Social Security Law, this syndrome has important legal consequences for the employment relationship. In our study, the causes and consequences of burnout syndrome and its legal consequences in terms of Labor and Social Security Law will be examined.