Eighty-two percent of employees admit to taking "mental health days" to recover or recharge, according to a recent a poll by ComPsych, a provider of employee assistance programs.
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Download NowThe poll asked employees: "What would most likely cause you to take a 'mental health day' (unplanned day off to recover or recharge)?"
- 30 percent said family/relationship issues
- 20 percent said work stress/workload
- 15 percent said personal issues (financial, legal, other)
- 12 percent said lack of physical energy/well being
- 5 percent said boredom/lack of motivation
"With the growing complexities of family and personal life, it is not surprising that relationship and family issues top the list of reasons for checking out of work," says Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz, chairman and CEO of ComPsych. "Whether the employee is married, a caregiver, or is facing the challenges of single life, relationship stress can be a major cause of distraction at work. We at ComPsych see this every day in our work, and relationship problems are consistently among the top two reasons for calls to our employee assistance program."
The survey included responses from 1,036 employees of ComPsych client companies nationwide.