Over 45% at poor mental health risk in corporate world

Over 48% of corporate employees are at a “risk” of poor mental Health, with more female employees (56%) at a higher risk than their male counterparts (41%), according to a psychological survey released.

The survey, which was conducted by MPower, an initiative of the Aditya Birla Education Trust, covered 3,000 employees across eight sectors in eight cities, including Mumbai.

Around 50% of those surveyed said that Stress at the workplace adversely affected their productivity, while 45% said they felt “isolated” due to the ‘work from Home‘ phase during the Covid pandemic. Many of the people in Mumbai who said they were stressed at the workplace also had severe backaches.