Editing Red tape (section)

==Red tape and public sector employee job satisfaction==
Red tape can reduce employee flexibility and autonomy, thereby reducing job satisfaction.<ref name="burnout">Fuenzalida, J., Gutiérrez, L., Fernández-Vergara, A., & González, P. (2022). Red Tape and burnout risks of public service managers: Evidence from a survey experiment of school principals. University of Oxford.</ref>
A 2022 study that used survey data from 354 school principals in Chile found they experienced increased emotional exhaustion and risk of burnout when they were advised of a potential increase in red tape in the form of compliance tasks.<ref name="burnout"/> 
Research conducted into experiences of public-school leaders and teachers in Belgium found that when employees were faced with high levels of red tape from utilising digital tools, they were more likely to experience emotional exhaustion and, therefore, have higher turnover intention.<ref name="job demands">{{cite journal |author1=Muylaert, Jolien |author2=Decramer, Adelien |author3=Audenaert, M. |year=2022 |title=How Leader's Red Tape Interacts With Employees' Red Tape From the Lens of the Job Demands–Resources Model |journal=Review of Public Personnel Administration |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=430–455 |doi=10.1177/0734371X221087420|hdl=1854/LU-8750823 |url=https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8750823 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>

A study of Dutch child welfare employees showed red tape reduced interactions with clients and job effectiveness, which decreased job satisfaction.<ref name=Steijn/>  Highly motivated  employees were found to be more sensitive to burdensome rules and procedures.<ref name=Steijn>{{cite journal | url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/padm.12352 | doi=10.1111/padm.12352 | title=Relational job characteristics and job satisfaction of public sector employees: When prosocial motivation and red tape collide | date=2019 | last1=Steijn | first1=Bram | last2=Van Der Voet | first2=Joris | journal=Public Administration | volume=97 | pages=64–80 }}</ref>

In 2020, the Canadian government released the Blueprint 2020 report, which brought together insights from engagements with over 2,000 public servants about their experiences with internal red tape.<ref name="Blueprint 2020">Blueprint 2020 Internal Red Tape Reduction Report: [https://internal-red-tape-reduction-report.github.io/ Cutting Internal Red Tape – Building a Service Culture]. September 2016.</ref> This report found that internal red tape is a significant concern for public servants.  Key issues included having unclear direction on rules, policies, and guidelines; and poor internal client service.<ref name="Blueprint 2020"/>