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Research about wellbeing and mental health in the workplace.
17 percent of all Dutch employees are at-risk for burnout
Mental fatigue complaints caused by work occurred most frequently among teachers and educators, and people working in the care and welfare sectors.
This is according to the 2019 Netherlands Working Conditions survey which stated that 1,3 million Dutch employees (or 17% of the total workforce) was at-risk of having to take leave from their company because of burnout within the following six months if no action was taken. This number rises to 25% amongst millenials, according to insurer Achmea.
Furthermore, these burnout complaints are directly correlated to the level of autonomy one has at work and the intensity of job demands.
60 percent of workplace absenteeism is due to poor employee wellbeing
According to TNO, the main reasons for missing work include work stress (37%), emotional issues (3%) and physical issues (20%). And according to CIPD research, 59% of long-term absences in the UK, are directly related to poor employee wellbeing.
Inuka’s own research shows that systemic work pressure is the #1 problem employees are dealing with.
A large majority of at-risk employees (80%), do not seek help
According to a CNV study, “only people who know that they are facing a burnout came forward.” People that experience stress find it difficult to analyze themselves, making the need for quick assessment interventions such as self-scans all the more necessary.
Research from Interpolis shows that 56% of millennials do not seek help at all, and keep walking around with these complaints for a long time.
The cost to companies of poor mental health is substantial
There are a number of factors driving these mental health costs, including burn-out, absenteeism and a rising trend in presenteeism, where employees choose to attend work despite poor mental health but are unproductive in the work they do, and techno-stress due to always being “on” and information overload.
The Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index survey results show that on average the number of employees who say that they always or usually come into the office when they are ‘struggling with [their] mental health and would benefit from time off’ is 81%.
According to Dutch health insurance provider Zilveren Kruis, the cost per employee of a burn-out is 60,000 euros. And according to TNO research, work-stress related costs rose to 9,100 euros per employee in 2018 from 8,100 in 2018, because people are absent for longer with such complaints.
