Past year exacerbates employee depression
Depression, which has been recognized as a prevalent condition, has become more pervasive in the past year.
A Gartner, Inc. survey of more than 5,000 employees conducted in the fourth quarter of 2020 found that more than one-quarter of the workforce (29%) described itself as depressed.
Employers are responding and offering programs that employees are using. According to the survey, 49% of employees who said their organization offers a mental well-being program participated in it in 2020.
“The need for well-being support has skyrocketed, giving organizations a new mandate to offer more and better programs,” said Carolina Valencia, vice president in the Gartner HR practice said in a statement. “Organizations, more than ever, must respond to all facets of the individual, from the physical to the emotional, and address some of the new stressors
that have emerged over the past year.”
Source: ehstoday.com
