Workplace Wellbeing and Employee Mental Health

workplace health and well-being has never been more important.

People have had to face huge amounts of change over the last few years. Lingering covid concerns, changes in ways of working and then cost of living pressures may all have contributed to an increase in sickness absence and economic activity due to poor well-being and mental health challenges. What does this mean for today's organisations and how can they support people at work?

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impact of mental health in the workplace

635,000 people out of workforce due to mental health conditions

...a 15% increase since 2019 when taking the size of the working age population into account.
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25% of workers have taken time off due to mental health

25% of workers have taken time off due to mental health over the last 12 months, although 40% wouldn't tell their employer that was the reason.
gender gap

women 45% more likely to say work related challenges negatively impact mental health

40% of women say work related challenges have impacted mental health, compared to 27% of men.
generational divide

40% of under 35s would like access to meditation or mindfulness support

compared to 26% of those aged 51 and over

women 30% more likely to say...

...their mental health has worsened over the last 12 months than men.
women 26% more likely than men...

to have taken time off work due to mental health conditions over the last 12 months, with almost one in three revealing they have done so.
women 45% more likely...

to say work related challenges have had a negative impact on their mental health than men.
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Gen Z workers already more bored than their older colleagues.

heading for the bored room.

Workers aged under 35 (Gen Z and younger millennials) already claim to be 33% more bored than those aged over 51. What can organisations do to engage workers who have grown up holding a powerful box of entertainment in their hands?

well-being across generations

public sector

Key insights from workers across the care and education industries.
professional occupations

Key insights from workers across tech, finance, business services, engineering and more.
construction and manufacturing

Key insights from the construction, rail, manufacturing and logistics industries/