Employee productivity hit by burnout, depression and Long Covid: Vitality

Data on productivity loss shows

Hemma Visavadia
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Employees suffering from burnout are losing on average 93 productive days per year as health and wellbeing is negatively impacted by a trifecta of factors, according to Vitality.

A recent report by the provider, which surveyed more than 8,500 employees across the UK, found that one in five employees (20%) were suffering from burnout, leading to the loss of 93 productive days annually. Comparitively, surveyed individuals with symptoms of depression (10%) lost an average of 110 productive days per year. Meanwhile, respondents with Long Covid lost on average 87 productive days per year, compared with 47 days for employees without symptoms. To combat lost time, the report highlighted that 80% of surveyed employers are now offering more than 40 separate health and ...

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