The shape of workplace wellbeing in the UK
Our Workplace Wellbeing Index Survey Results
We produce this report every year to summarise the overall findings of the year’s responses to our Workplace Wellbeing Index.
This year just under 42,000 people took part in the Workplace Wellbeing Index , our benchmark of best policy and practice in workplace wellbeing, from across 119 different organisations spanning the public, private and third sector. This is a huge increase from the 30 organisations who took part in the first ever Index cycle in 2016. We’re inspired to see so many more employers taking workplace wellbeing seriously now.
“It is increasingly vital to work towards a culture of openness, without stigma, where employees feel comfortable talking about mental health and disclosing mental health problems.”
The Index is a benchmark of best policy and practice – it is the principal input to Mind’s guidance, media comment and speaking engagements, and well referenced in expert literature, government policy documents and the press.
57% of employees said that they have experienced poor mental health while working at their current organisation, but only 49% of respondents have those disclosed this to their employer.
24% feel their workload is unmanageable, with 17% working 50< hours a week.
Opinions are divided on the support given by their organisation, with only 56% of employees feeling their employer makes it possible to speak openly when experiencing mental health problems.
Those in early careers and employees identifying as persons of colour, feel even less comfortable to disclose mental health problems – 14% and 11% respectively – when compared to other employees.
Positive change is gradually happening in some areas, with 31% feeling more or a lot more supported by their organisation than this time last year.
