80% of employers report that their employees experience stress and burnout. To solve this problem, respondents often use a personal method or a few days of unpaid leave provision.
Such results were demonstrated by a study by Renaissance Insurance Group (MOEX: RENI) and research center Zarplaty.ru. socialbites.ca got acquainted with the results of the survey.
That is, every second company experiences employee burnout every six months (46%). 24% of executives admit that this happens to their employees once a year in their company. For the same number of business owners (24%), employee burnout occurs once a month. Only 6% say their employees are stressed out once a week or nearly every day.
As a rule, emotional exhaustion occurs due to a large number of tasks (67%). Not the last role is played by the pressure of deadlines for the delivery of work (56%). Colleagues’ conflicts and aggressive behavior make 46% of employees uneasy, and unforeseen circumstances affecting job performance – 38%. Complementing the top five reasons are incorrect requirements and vaguely formulated responsibilities (32%).
Those most affected by these factors are creative professionals (26%), financiers and economists (25%), healthcare professionals (19%), blue-collar workers (10%) and logistics specialists (7%). To support employees, employers hold personal conversations and help solve problems (57%), provide extra time (46%), provide VHI (28%), and hire a corporate psychologist (26%).
Anxiety, worry and fatigue experienced at the end of the year are expressed as excessive irritability (72%), low productivity (69%), pessimistic outlook (61%), anxiety (52%) and hypersensitivity to criticism (51%). %). Most employers and business owners believe that the responsibility for such a response to stress lies with the business (84%). Therefore, the main task is to create a sense of security and psychological stability among employees.
According to employers, the most important factors that help employees feel safe at work are salary (81%), a good manager (69%) and the availability of VHI (66%). In addition, healthcare coverage for employees is the most common type of “bonus” for attracting job candidates (40%). In most cases (51%), employers try to make this available to everyone without exception.
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