Report: Mental Health at Work 2020: building back responsibly

Business in the Community’s annual mental health at work study, developed in partnership with Bupa UK Insurance, provides unique insight into how the challenges of COVID-19 are affecting both organisations and their employees at a pivotal time for business and the economy.

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This year’s results reveal the scale of the impact of the massive change and interruption on employees’ mental health, but also the progress employers have continued to make in the face of disruption.

Key findings

  • 41% of employees have experienced mental health symptoms caused, or worsened, by work this year
  • 51% of poor mental health caused by work this year was due to pressure
  • 76% say colleagues are considerate of their mental wellbeing, and a further 69% believe the same of their managers

The Mental Health at Work report, which has charted the changing attitude towards mental health for the past five years, surveyed 3,614 UK workers.

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