Síndrome de Burnout: os impactos na vida e nos direitos dos trabalhadores

Abstract

The WHO considered Burnout Syndrome to be an occupational disease, commonly known as occupational burnout syndrome. Burnout Syndrome is characterized by feelings of exhaustion or energy depletion, increased mental detachment from one's work, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to it. The employer-employee relationship always raises extreme discussions, since in a factual situation, the latter is always considered vulnerable in relation to the former. But the point is that the worker's health cannot be cut down for the sake of the economic success of any organization. This research has as its general objective to analyze the impacts on life and labor rights due to the Burnout Syndrome. The specific objectives are: (i) to understand the protection of the right to health in the labor field; (ii) to analyze Burnout Syndrome from the point of view of occupational illnesses; and (iii) to examine what rights and obligations arise for employers when Burnout Syndrome is diagnosed. The deductive research method is adopted, a basic type of research, being an exploratory research, analyzed by means of bibliographic and documental research. The Burnout Syndrome is a work-related illness, due to the work environment, and consequently is equated to an accident at work, which can lead the employer to indemnify or reimburse the damages suffered by the worker.