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Workload
The publications deal mainly with burnout symptoms among Dutch employees, workload in education, and work-life balance in an always-on culture.
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What the publications show
Dutch monitoring surveys by TNO, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and RIVM, the Dutch public health institute, report that the share of employees with burnout symptoms rose to 21 per cent in 2025, against 13 per cent in 2015. Employees aged 25 to 34 (28 per cent) and women (23.5 per cent) report the most symptoms.
TNO and CBS, 2026 (opens in a new window) · TNO and CBS, 2026 (opens in a new window) · RIVM, 2026 (opens in a new window)
TNO and TALIS 2024 map workload in education separately. According to TALIS, half of Dutch school leaders experience a lot of work stress, almost twice as often in secondary education as in 2018, and more than six in ten teachers want a period of calm before any further innovation.
Kohnstamm Instituut, IVA Onderwijs, UvA, Fontys and Ipsos I&O, 2025 (opens in a new window) · TNO, 2025 (opens in a new window)
One review of 36 studies (University of Rijeka) names resources at work as the most researched explanation for engagement in an always-on culture. Psychological detachment from work and the right to disconnect are rarely measured separately.
Among more than 2,400 Spanish researchers (Universitat Politècnica de València), greater scientific impact goes together with less happiness, through a poorer work-life balance. This rests on a single study in a single profession.
Universitat Politècnica de València, 2026 (opens in a new window)
Topics within workload
This list shows what the publications on this theme are about, with the number for each topic. Open a topic to see its publications; if a topic has a briefing, the link is underneath.
- Briefing: Burnout symptoms, sickness absence and employee engagement →
Burnout symptoms3 publications
- Monitor mentale gezondheid: burn-outklachten bij werkenden · RIVM, 2026
- Factsheet Nationale Enquête Arbeidsomstandigheden 2025 · TNO and CBS, 2026
- Nationale Enquête Arbeidsomstandigheden 2025: Resultaten in vogelvlucht · TNO and CBS, 2026
Workload in education2 publications
- Werkdruk in het onderwijs (TNO 2025 R12885) · TNO, 2025
- TALIS 2024: De werk- en leeromgeving op school in beeld. Nederlandse resultaten van de internationale TALIS-survey · Kohnstamm Instituut, IVA Onderwijs, UvA, Fontys and Ipsos I&O, 2025
Work and private life2 publications
- Work Engagement in an Always-On Work Culture: A Systematic Literature Review · University of Rijeka, 2026
- Scientific impact at the expense of happiness? Work/life balance in performance-driven research careers · Universitat Politècnica de València, 2026
Briefings on other themes that touch on this one
These briefings belong to another theme but also cover workload.
Burnout symptoms, sickness absence and employee engagement
- Burnout
- Sickness absence
- Engagement
The share of Dutch employees with burnout symptoms rose for the second year running, to 21 per cent in 2025 against 13 per cent in 2015. Women (23.5 per cent) and employees aged 25 to 34 (28 per cent) score highest. Worldwide, Gallup meanwhile measures the lowest engagement since 2020.
| Month | Publications |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
| November 2026 | 0 |
updated · 8 publications
Work stress, time use and turnover among school leaders
- Time for instructional leadership
- Work stress
- Turnover
Half of Dutch school leaders experience a lot of work stress, and in secondary education almost twice as often as in 2018. One in three has too little time for instructional leadership, while the Inspectorate singles out the school leader as the lever for better education quality.
| Month | Publications |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
| November 2026 | 0 |
updated · 10 publications
Change fatigue and policy overload in Dutch education
- Change fatigue
- Policy overload
- Teachers
Over six in ten Dutch teachers want a period of calm before the next round of innovation, more than in most other TALIS countries. ROA and the Inspectorate blame an accumulation of rules and temporary schemes, which leaves schools unable to implement new plans properly.
| Month | Publications |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
| November 2026 | 0 |
updated · 4 publications
All publications on workload
This list shows every publication on this theme, including those not (yet) part of a briefing. Choose a period; a title opens the publication at its source.
- Psychological flexibility in the work-caregiving interplay of employed family caregivers of people with dementia (DAILY-FLEX): Protocol of an experience sampling study (opens the publication in a new window)WellbeingWorkload
- Work Engagement in an Always-On Work Culture: A Systematic Literature Review (opens the publication in a new window)EngagementWorkload
- Monitor mentale gezondheid: burn-outklachten bij werkenden (opens the publication in a new window)WellbeingWorkloadBriefing: Burnout symptoms, sickness absence and employee engagement
- Factsheet Nationale Enquête Arbeidsomstandigheden 2025 (opens the publication in a new window)WellbeingWorkloadBriefing: Burnout symptoms, sickness absence and employee engagement
- Nationale Enquête Arbeidsomstandigheden 2025: Resultaten in vogelvlucht (opens the publication in a new window)WorkloadWellbeingBriefing: Customer aggression towards frontline staff and the employer's roleBriefing: Burnout symptoms, sickness absence and employee engagement
- 2026 State of the Workplace: Insights to Shape the Future of Work (opens the publication in a new window)WorkloadWellbeing
- Scientific impact at the expense of happiness? Work/life balance in performance-driven research careers (opens the publication in a new window)WorkloadJob satisfaction and vitality
- Werkdruk in het onderwijs (TNO 2025 R12885) (opens the publication in a new window)WorkloadWellbeingBriefing: Burnout symptoms, sickness absence and employee engagement
- TALIS 2024: De werk- en leeromgeving op school in beeld. Nederlandse resultaten van de internationale TALIS-survey (opens the publication in a new window)WorkloadWellbeingBriefing: AI literacy and the obligation under the AI ActBriefing: Work stress, time use and turnover among school leaders
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