Why

A quarter of employees in Australia experience high levels of stress at work and a fifth claim they plan to leave their employer within 12 months.

The report also revealed that one in five employees suffered from a mental health condition - 29 per cent struggled with job insecurity, 24 per cent with bullying and 22 per cent with work-related insomnia. Job strain-attributable depression and stress costs the Australian economy $730 million a year, mostly worn by employers.

Untreated mental health conditions cost Australian workplaces approximately $11 billion per year.

This comprises $4.7 billion in absenteeism, $6.1 billion in presenteeism and $146 million in compensation claims.

Every dollar spent supporting staff with mental health issues yields a 230% return in improved productivity

85 per cent of workers believe it is the employers’ responsibility to create an environment that addressed stress in the workplace. Leadership, connectedness, policy, capability and cultures are essential to building thriving workplaces - Thriving Workplace Survey, 2018.