Thriving Workplaces How Employers can Improve Productivity and Change Lives 2025

Caregivers of children, who accounted for approximately 50% of the surveyed employees, reported even higher holistic health (64% versus 50% for non-child caregivers), again driven by improved social and spiritual health. However, men who take care of children reported slightly lower burn-out symptoms compared to non-child caregivers (Figure 8), but women who take care of children experience higher exhaustion than their male counterparts (43% versus 35% for male caregivers). A recent report from Harvard Business School states that the burden of care still falls disproportionately on women, and that women account for a majority of “hidden workers” who report that their absence from the workforce is due to caring for children or adults. The same report shows that half of women who stopped working, despite wanting to continue, did so because they could not combine their career with their caregiving responsibilities for their children.85 Overview of holistic health and burn-out symptoms for child and non-child caregivers FIGURE 8B Global average High holistic health1 per segment, % of respondents High burn-out2 related symptoms per segment, % of respondentsCaregiver for an adultCaregiver for a childFemale caregiver for a childMale caregiver for a child Notes: 1. Holistic health data represents the percentage of respondents that scored an average of 4 or higher across the four dimensions of health (social, spiritual, physical and mental) 2. Burn-out symptoms data represents the percentage of respondents that scored an average of 3 or higher across the four. Dimensions of burn-out symptoms (cognitive impairment, emotional impairment, exhaustion and mental distance57 61 64 62 66 2237 20 22 19 Global average Higher holistic health vs. global average/Lower burn-out symptoms vs. global average Lower holistic health vs. global average/Higher burn-out symptoms vs. global average The opportunity is maximized by helping all employees across diverse demographics achieve good health There is no one-size-fits-all solution; leaders must recognize and address the varying needs of different groups. By doing so, they can develop targeted interventions that enhance holistic health and reduce burn-out. This approach may involve greater autonomy and empowerment for teams and individuals to manage their work and resources effectively. Employers and employees must work in partnership to improve health, as neither can realize the full benefits on their own. Employers who are not helping every member of their workforce achieve their full potential risk affecting the health and well- being of their employees, limiting their societal and economic contributions and missing substantial value creation for their organization.Source: MHI Employee Holistic Health Survey 2023 Thriving Workplaces: How Employers can Improve Productivity and Change Lives 22