Workplace mental health statistics frequently highlight challenges and shortfalls. Often the focus can appear quite bleak and negative and may run the risk of failing to see the positive potential workplaces have, when it comes to quality of life, mental health in the workplace and wellbeing.

It’s important to understand how the workplace plays a role in how people are feeling, whether they take time off work and how productive they can be. Our 9^th Annual Indicators of a Thriving Workplace Survey findings dive deep into psychological distress, burnout, and employer measures like productivity and retention. 

This latest 2023 report reveals how our 5 Domains, alongside Psychosocial Hazards, are connected to employee wellbeing and business outcomes. Higher scores in Work Design, Capability, Safety, Connectedness and Leadership (below) are reflected in lower levels of psychological distress for employees. There are also clear benefits for employers in terms of productivity, burnout and retention of talented staff. 

We encourage you to download and read the latest and 9th edition of our key findings to pique your interest. Our data runs much deeper than this report and we welcome in-depth conversations about how SuperFriend’s research can guide action in your workplace to help people thrive at work, both today and tomorrow.