Employees suffering under thriving companies, report reveals

According to the report, 51% of employees feel higher pressure than a year ago, while 48% end most of their working days mentally exhausted and drained.  

“The headline numbers on engagement and productivity look healthy,” said Tom Libretto, President of Workhuman, in a statement.  

“But when you look beneath them, you find a workforce that is straining under real and mounting pressure. Organisations are performing well. Their people are paying the price. That’s not a sustainable equation, and the data tells us exactly where the fault lines are.”  

Why recognition matters  

The lack of recognition appears to be a strong driver behind low employee wellbeing scores, according to the findings.  

Less than half of the respondents (41%) said they were recognised in the last quarter, while another 36% strongly agreed that their contributions often go unnoticed.