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Three Strategies to Encourage Good Mental Health in the Workplace

Leading Blog

According to a recent study, employees suffering from depression cost employers more than $44 billion per year in lost productivity, with over 81 percent of that decreased productivity coming in the form of presenteeism, or the practice of going to work despite illness or anxiety and commonly resulting in reduced productivity.

Strategy 231
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HR’s role in managing pandemic-related burnout

HR Digest

Research shows that lost productivity from presenteeism (i.e., times greater than productivity loss from absenteeism. Company HR people need to interact with team leaders to inform and educate them about burnout and what needs to be done to spot it and handle it. working when sick or burned out) is 7.5 It’s a lose/lose situation.

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The sun never sets on the English Empire, nor does it set on yours.

CO2

Presenteeism. companies, the Chicago Daily Herald found that “‘presenteeism’–showing up for work but performing at subpar levels because of physical or emotional health reasons–accounted for about 63 percent of wasted worker productivity, and absenteeism explains the rest.”

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Possibility Maximizer: Maxim Health Systems' Flu and Wellness Podcast

Sales Wolf Blog

 I can think of few, if any, employee wellness issues that have such a direct and measurable impact on an organization's performance as the absenteeism (and presenteeism) resulting from influenza.   All that said, the health and wellness of your workforce can have a major impact on your organization's performance.

System 167
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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

Caregiving leads to frequent absenteeism, sudden emergency calls, distraction at work, dedicating some hours arranging pickups, scheduling appointments and more. When considering medical costs, turnover, and lost productivity related to absenteeism and presentism, caregiving can cost organizations up to $33.6 billion per year. ?This

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This Coalition of 20 Companies Thinks It Can Change U.S. Health Care

Harvard Business Review

And we know that on the ground, organizations have different leadership models, levels of technical expertise, and culture — all of which impact their readiness to engage in change.

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What I’ve Learned from Talking About My Bipolar Disorder at Work

Harvard Business Review

That’s more than an eightfold return on investment. All we have to do is break the ice, face the elephant in the room, and start talking openly about mental health in the workplace — but as I learned last summer, it’s not as easy as it sounds.