Employers should focus more on the mental health of their employees. This follows at least from the current research by Ipsos for Reuters calles Global @dvisor involving almost 15,000 employees from 24 countries worldwide. 27% of them considered their workplace psychologically unsafe. The most common reasons included stress, interpersonal conflicts, frustration, lack of feedback and lack of opportunities for career advancement.
Out of the 14,618 employed respondents, 47% considered their workplace psychologically safe and healthy. 26% were unsure and 27% disagreed. Most employees considered their workplace psychologically unsafe in Argentina (44%), Mexico (43%) and Hungary (42%). By contrast, Americans (64%), Canadians (60%) and in Europe the British (55%) are the most satisfied with the psychological state of their worklpaces.
Demographically speaking, employess older than 50 years with high incomes and higher education are the most satisfied.
The research takes place every month through via the Ipsos Online Panel on the international sample of 21,245 people aged 16 to 64 years from 24 countries. 14,618 of them are employees.
Is your workplace psychologically safe? (Answers from European countries)
| Agree (10-9-8-7) | In between (6-5) | Disagree (4-3-2-1) | |
| Belgium | 50% | 29% | 20% |
| France | 35% | 32% | 32% |
| Italy | 40% | 31% | 29% |
| Germany | 43% | 26% | 29% |
| Hungary | 39% | 19% | 42% |
| Poland | 33% | 32% | 35 = |
| Russia | 41% | 24% | 36% |
| Spain | 36% | 26% | 38% |
| Sweden | 50% | 23% | 26% |
| UK | 55% | 25% | 19% |
Detailed outputs from research can be found in the Downloads section on this page.
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