HR file: Workplace wellbeing, depression and anxiety

More than a third of UK professionals suffer from depression or anxiety, with work a key contributor.

In CV-Library’s research of 1,200 workers, four in 10 (42.9%) admitted that their job plays a significant role in undermining their mental health, with doubting their abilities the most common work-related cause (cited by 34.6%).

Having a boring job (26.6%) and not getting on with their boss (22.6%) were also cited.

Both working alone (17.8%) and interacting with customers and clients (17%) negatively affected some workers’ mental health, suggesting that both loneliness/isolation and dealing with other people can compromise mental health.

The research found that, of those who reported suffering from poor mental health, 70.6% said their depression or anxiety can sometimes have a negative effect on their working life. A further 17.9% said it always has such an impact.