work pressure Archives - Erasmus Magazine

Employees
August 28, 2020
- Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
PNN: PhD candidates also suffer from heavy workload

PhD candidates at Dutch universities often burn the candle at both ends, working long…
Employees
August 28, 2020
Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
Mental health
May 18, 2020
- Tim Ficheroux
‘We want to remove the sources of stress wherever possible’

Stress, work pressure and psychological problems among students and staff have all…
Mental health
May 18, 2020
Tim Ficheroux
Mental health
May 18, 2020
- Tim Ficheroux
High levels of study-related stress and work pressure throughout the corona crisis

Students and employees experience more study stress, work pressure and mental health…
Mental health
May 18, 2020
Tim Ficheroux
Analysis
April 22, 2020
- Elmer Smaling
Complicated juggling of interests for the 1.5-metre university

Once the campus opens again after the coronavirus crisis, there will be a huge divergence…
Analysis
April 22, 2020
Elmer Smaling
Erasmus TV
April 16, 2020
- Tessa Hofland
Erasmus TV: ‘400 percent’ more workload, temporary contracts and priorities

The workload has only increased due to working from home and online teaching, say…
Erasmus TV
April 16, 2020
Tessa Hofland
Employees
January 20, 2020
- Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
Stress, sleep deprivation and marital problems: academics bring more than 700 complaints to the Labour Inspectorate

With more than 700 reports of structural overtime at universities the academic protest…
Employees
January 20, 2020
Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
Education
December 6, 2019
- Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
Academics to report overtime to Labour Inspectorate

On 20 December, WOinActie will pay a visit to the Dutch Labour Inspectorate (‘Inspectie…
Education
December 6, 2019
Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
Governance
April 30, 2019
- Tessa Hofland
‘You need to have some pressure of work at a university’

Year after year, EUR staff members say that the pressure of work is too high. Regardless o
Governance
April 30, 2019
Tessa Hofland
Employees
January 31, 2019
- Elmer Smaling
Support staff unhappy, high work pressure levels persist

The university’s support services (particularly the General Management Directorate and the
Employees
January 31, 2019
Elmer Smaling
Employees
May 31, 2018
- Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau
Permanent employees do more overtime than temporary colleagues

On average, researchers work 25 percent longer hours than specified in their contract.
Employees
May 31, 2018
Hoger Onderwijs Persbureau