5 tips to help your team win over burnout during the Ber Months

There are crucial key performance indicators (KPIs) to hit, more customers to serve, year-end events to plan, and expectations to manage. While it’s exciting, it can also be exhausting.

With personal holiday plans in the mix and workload piling up, it can be easy for your people to feel overwhelmed. But with some small adjustments and planning, human resource teams like yours can help employees stay on track and feel more supported during this critical stretch of the year.

Here’s how to help your teams stay focused, healthy, and motivated through the year-end push.

1. Align on goals

It’s easier to stay calm when everyone knows what’s ahead. Set ber months goals with your teams early. Even just having a shared calendar can help keep everyone on the same page and reduce the stress that comes from last-minute surprises. 

2. Smoothen out your workflows

Review your current processes. Are there things that can be further simplified? Making these changes now helps teams work smarter, not harder. The earlier you anticipate and tweak the small things, the less time you'll spend fixing big problems later.

3. Talk about leaves early

Let’s face it—everyone’s thinking about holiday plans. Remember to be professional but understanding when discussing leave policies and do it as early as possible. Giving people time to plan (and take a break) shows you care about what matters to them outside of the workplace. This is also a good time to look at resource planning. If needed, you can consider bringing in extra help, tapping agency support, or hiring short-term freelancers to help manage workloads.

4. Put team wellbeing first

People can’t be at their best when they’re burned out. It helps to do regular check-ins and encourage honest conversations about how your team is doing. To boost energy and immunity, you can even organize small wellness challenges or give out perks through platforms like Vantage Fit.

5. Reward your teams

A big celebration at the end of the year is great, but small wins matter too. Don’t wait for December to show appreciation. Make them feel valued by giving rewards and benefits like Pluxee Gifts that your team can use for food, shopping, or leisure.

Pro tip: Remind your team to convert their Pluxee Gift codes and cards to credits. This unlocks more exclusive e-voucher options inside the app like Shopee, Lazada, Grab, Angkas and so much more! Plus, 1 conversion counts as 1 entry for our APPsolutely Lucky promo until August 31, 2025.

Note: The Pluxee app must be updated to the latest version in the Play Store and the App Store to enjoy Gift Code Conversion.

Keep this season joyful

The year-end season doesn’t have to feel like survival mode. With proactive anticipation and better communication, you can turn a stressful time into something more meaningful for the team. When people feel appreciated and supported, they’re more likely to stay motivated, even when things get busy. Now’s the time to plan ahead and boost morale to show your people you’ve got their backs. 

Give rewards that matter.

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