A survey conducted last month by the charity Business In The Community (BITC) revealed that over 75 per cent of 20,000 employees aged 16 to 64 said they had experienced symptoms of poor mental health, and nearly two-thirds of those with diagnosed mental health problems, such as depression or anxiety, felt that their job was a factor.
The study, published in partnership with YouGov, also found an alarming lack of employer awareness and responsiveness. More than half of the employees who disclosed their conditions said that their employers did nothing to help. Only 22 per cent of managers surveyed, meanwhile, said that they’d had training in spotting employees who are struggling as a majority of bosses (63 per cent) said they felt obligated to put the needs of their organisation above the wellbeing of individual staff.
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