Thriving Workplaces How Employers can Improve Productivity and Change Lives 2025

to report higher holistic health than those reporting less positively on remuneration (70% versus 40% for lower scores on remuneration), and they also reported fewer symptoms of burn-out.80 Job insecurity: 45% of respondents with high job insecurity81 reported burn-out symptoms compared to the global average of 22%. Research shows job insecurity leads to adverse effects in mental health (depression, anxiety, burn-out) and physical health (back pain, headaches, high blood pressure).82 Job type: Being a member of upper management83 seems to be both a blessing and a curse: 80% of these individuals reported good holistic health, but 24% reported burn-out symptoms, which is higher than the global average of 22%. Front-line workers also reported higher burn-out rates (26%), driven by exhaustion. The top three factors associated with positive holistic health for managers in this study are self-efficacy, meaning and belonging. For non-managers, the top three are self-efficacy, adaptability and belonging.84 Caregiving can boost holistic health but is associated with more burn-out symptoms More people are working while raising children, and more workers are taking care of adults who require care. Globally, the survey found that 10% of employees care for someone with a mental or physical illness in addition to their paid jobs. As the number of caregivers in the workforce grows, their role in organizations becomes increasingly important. Employers can benefit by understanding how caring for others affects overall holistic health and burn-out. Caregivers were more likely to report higher holistic health (61% versus the global average of 57%), driven by experiencing better social and spiritual health. However, caregivers were also 17 percentage points more likely to report higher burn-out symptoms (37% versus 20% for non- caregivers), primarily driven by exhaustion. Reported employee health based on caregiver status: Caregivers report clear differences in overall employee health compared to the global averageFIGURE 8A Demographic group Caregivers1Global sample Non-caregivers2High holistic health reports, % of respondentsHigh burn-out symptoms reports, % of respondentsFaring well reports, % of respondents reporting good holistic health and low burn-out symptoms 57% 22% 49% 39% 50%37% 20%0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 100% 61% 56%100% ~10% ~90% Notes: 1. Individuals reporting as a caregiver of someone living with mental or physical illness, 2. Individuals reporting as not a caregiver of someone living with mental or physical illnessPercentage of global population in group Source: MHI Employee Holistic Health Survey 2023 Those reporting low financial stability reported 27 percentage points lower holistic health and more than 30 percentage points more burn-out symptoms. Thriving Workplaces: How Employers can Improve Productivity and Change Lives 21