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- Employees (64%) have reported
\nexperiencing fair and poor mental wellness at work in the last 12 months.<\/li>\n - Since the start of COVID-19,
\nemployees (41%) <\/b>reported a
\ndeteriorating state of mental well-being at work.<\/li>\n- Majority of employees (79%)
\nrecognise the presence of a stigma attached to mental wellness issues at their
\nworkplace, with 61% of them unlikely to discuss their issues at work with their
\nemployers.<\/li>\n- Many employees engage in ‘leaveism’
\n(58%) and ‘presentism’ (40%) to catch up on work and deadlines.<\/li>\n- More than
\nhalf of employees (54%) say that they are ‘not really
\nsatisfied’ or ‘not satisfied at all’ with the current mental wellness
\ninitiatives by their company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSINGAPORE –\u00a0Media OutReach<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a04
\nOctober 2021 – Mental well-being has been a forefront concern on the nation’s
\nagenda recently, with the outbreak of the pandemic highlighting the
\nvulnerabilities of employees as they struggle with various stressors in the
\nworkplace. Despite that, many employees believe that more can be done by their
\ncompanies to establish a safer and more conducive working environment.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nNTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB)’s Mental
\nWellness at the Workplace<\/b> Report
\n2021, <\/b>which seek to investigate perceptions regarding mental well-being at
\nthe workplace in Singapore. With mental wellness defined by employees (84%) as
\nthe ‘ability to cope with stresses of daily life, including work-related
\nstress’, the report details findings from an online poll conducted with 200 employees
\nin Singapore. <\/p>\nWhile companies should strive to actively promote good mental
\nwell-being at the workplace[1]<\/a>, more than three in five
\nemployees revealed that their mental wellness at work has been either ‘fair’,
\n‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ in the last 12 months, with nearly half of them reporting
\nfeeling constantly stressed due to ‘poor work-life balance’ (52%) or ‘feeling
\nundervalued’ at work (51%). More than eight in ten employees claim that their
\nstate of mental well-being at work has either remained consistent or worsened
\nsince the start of COVID-19, with the top reasons being that of ‘heavier workload’ (64%), ‘decreased job
\nsecurity’ (54%) and ‘blurred lines between work and personal life’ (52%).
\nAccording to employees, having poor
\nmental well-being at work ‘reduces motivation to do tasks well’ (69%),
\n‘decreases productivity’ (68%) and ‘affects decision making’ (60%).<\/p>\nExisting Stigma and
\nEngaging in Presenteeism and Leaveism <\/b><\/p>\nWith the majority of employees (79%) recognising the
\nexistence of a stigma surrounding mental wellness and well-being issues at the
\nworkplace, around three in five employees voice discomfort towards discussing
\nissues regarding their mental wellness at work, with the ‘fear of being
\nperceived differently’ (60%) being the key reason inhibiting discussions on
\nmental wellness at work. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, employees engage in ‘presenteeism’ and
\n‘leaveism’. More than half of employees (58%) engage in leaveism, working
\noutside official officehours
\nor even on their leave days to catch up on work. In the case of presenteeism,
\n40% of employees reveal reporting to work even though they were feeling unwell
\nin order to cope with the workload and deadlines. In order to reduce such
\ncompany cultural practices, the key solution raised by employees was to ‘build
\ntrust and open communication’ (60%) between their employers and themselves. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
More Initiatives to Safeguard Employee Wellness Needed<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Most employees believe that their companies could do
\nmore to safeguard their mental wellness. With more than half (54%) of them
\nbeing ‘not really satisfied’ or ‘not satisfied at all’ with the current mental
\nwellness initiatives by their company. In fact, issues related to mental
\nwellness at the workplace are ‘not discussed regularly with employees’ (58%), ‘not
\nbeing well understood by managers or HR’ (46%), or ‘not taken seriously at all’
\n(44%). This shows that companies and their leaders need to place an increasing
\nemphasis on the value of employees’ mental wellness. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Commenting on the findings, President of the Healthcare
\nServices Employees’ Union, and Chairman of NTUC LHUB’s Healthcare Academy, K.
\nThanaletchimi, says “In this current era of uncertainty, workers are faced with
\nmany challenges in relation to family and work, which are key facets of their
\nlives. While striving to do their best at the workplace to secure a livelihood,
\nmany are forced to compromise on achieving a work-life balance. Therefore,
\nemployers are in the best position to provide assurance beyond job security,
\nbut also ensuring there are initiatives in place to advance employees’ overall
\nwelfare and well-being at work.”<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to Soh Hooi Peng, NTUC LHUB’s Director of
\nStrategy, Special Projects and Corporate Development, “Demands at work have
\nincreased as companies navigate through the transformed business landscape. As
\na result, employees carry additional stress as they try to cope with higher expectations
\nand unprecedented changes at the workplace. This can lead to heavier workloads,
\nwhich may result in employees spending longer hours working, thereby causing
\nfatigue and affecting mental wellness. Careful consideration by employers must
\nbe taken to prevent employee burnout.” <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
CEO & Chief Psychologist at iGROW, Benedict Lim,
\nelaborates, “Safeguarding mental well-being creates a workplace that is safer
\nfor everyone. In doing so, companies will be able to address the intangible
\naspects of work such as morale, engagement and team cohesion which contribute
\nto work outcomes.”<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
To download the
\nMental Wellness At The Workplace Report 2021, visit https:\/\/www.ntuclearninghub.com\/mental-wellness-2021<\/a>
\nor contact NTUC LearningHub here<\/a> to find out more on how you or your company can improve
\nmental wellness and foster greater resilience.<\/p>\n\n
\n\n[1]<\/a> Organisations need to take proactive and preventative steps
\npromote good mental well-being. (CIPD, 2018)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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- Majority of employees (79%)