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Two-in-five have poor mental health from their job
Poor management practices, including most managers being required to put business interests ahead of employee welfare, are fuelling an increase in the ‘psychological harm’ experienced by staff, a major survey has found. Two in every five UK workers (39 per cent) have suffered poor mental health because of their job in the past year, Business in the Community’s (BITC) survey indicates. BITC’s ‘Time to take ownership’ report suggests many organisations do not acknowledge or deal with the impact work has on employees’ mental health. More than a third (36 per cent) of the 4,236 full- and part-time employees polled said excessive workloads had contributed to their symptoms of poor mental health, while a similar proportion (35 per cent) said feeling unsupported in their role was damaging. Over half (52 per cent) of those experiencing mental health problems related to work said this was due to pressures such as too many priorities or targets. Only four-in-ten (41 per cent) survey respondents thought their organisation was doing well in supporting staff with poor mental health, down from 45 per cent in 2018. Louise Aston, BITC’s wellbeing campaign director, said “our research shows that too many employers are tinkering at the edges of change rather than making the fundamental differences that are really needed to improve their employees’ mental health.” She added: “People who come to work don’t expect to be physically injured and they should also not expect to be psychologically harmed. A profound cultural shift is paramount so that work itself doesn’t cause poor mental health but instead should enhance it.” More than six in ten (62 per cent) of the managers surveyed said they had to put their company’s interests above staff wellbeing.
BITC news release and report, Time to take ownership, 26 September 2019.
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