- It is increasingly common for employees to take part of their workload home.
- From 15% of the annual payroll to 23.8% less productivity are some of the costs of not taking care of the mental health of work teams.
- Flexible work and psychosocial risk prevention and care programs have a great impact on the development of a company.
Entrepreneurship is an activity to which many health professionals aspire, although not all take the risk of taking the next step. One of the first restrictions is the economic part because a strong investment is needed. While another aspect that often goes unnoticed is the mental health of the collaborators and also yours.
when there is never rest
Just to note, a survey conducted by Adeco to 1,116 collaborators from various countries, including Mexico, specifies that 45% of them continue to work after business hours. This situation usually occurs at least three days a week, which negatively influences their mood.
With a stressed collaborator, absenteeism in companies can increase. The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) estimates that mental health problems can cost up to 15% of a company’s payroll and represent a loss of 3.7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In addition, these problems affect more than 51% of employees.
“Collaborators are the main asset of a company. The costs of not taking care of your mental health can be high, especially if we consider that a complex work environment can be generated, conducive to disorders replicating quickly in other people”, explains Abel Navajas from Affor Health, a company specialized in managing and improve the psychosocial health of people in organizations.
From mental exhaustion to work absenteeism
For its part, the Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) refers that labor absenteeism associated with psychological illnesses represents a loss of 23.80% in the productivity of employees. He also estimates that 75% of the force suffers from fatigue and illnesses associated with psychosocial risk factors.
The excessive workload It is directly related to stress disorders, anxiety and chronic fatigue. This can have repercussions for companies because the likelihood of high-pressure team members leaving their jobs within the first two years is relatively high.
According to International Labor Organization (ILO), a mental health problem that is not attended to in time can lead to the professional burnout syndrome result of chronic stress characterized by lack of motivation, lack of energy and even causes the person to resign and even hospitalization.
In accordance with Afford Health taking care of the mental health of workers has never been so important, since in the current context and the new dynamics and work challenges, the The mental health of employees is the most valuable asset of companies. The organization estimates that companies that invest 20 pesos per collaborator can obtain great benefits.
“That’s what it takes to take care of work teams. Companies often do not look at psychosocial risks because there is a belief that doing so will be very costly. The reality is that this is not the case, and on the contrary, not doing so can represent very high costs such as low productivity, loss of clients, resignations or absenteeism.”
A report of International Workplace Group and MindMeter Researchdetails that 83% of employees recognized being more productive when companies offer alternatives to develop flexible work, which contributes to an improvement in job satisfaction.
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