Key trends and findings
Leadership wellbeing directly impacts organizational performance
- Fewer than half of people leaders feel equipped to address employee mental health issues.
- Only 52 per cent of workers rate their managers as "strongly humane", and workers who rate their managers as "weak" in humanity are more than four times as likely to have experienced a decline in support for work-life balance.
Women and younger workers face unique challenges, posing a risk to leadership pipeline
- Women are more likely than men to rate employer support for wellbeing as poor.
- Workers under 40 are 40 per cent more likely than workers over 50 to feel negatively about themselves if they had a mental health issue.
Inadequate support and communication gaps can erode mental health and wellbeing
- 54 per cent of workers say their employer doesn't offer an employee assistance program (EAP). A further 30 per cent are unsure.
- Nearly nine in 10 workers say their organisation’s communication about health and wellbeing programs is unclear or inconsistent.
Insights
How to promote wellbeing at work
Learn strategies to enhance employee support and foster a trust-based workplace culture, addressing the specific needs of the different generations and genders.
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