State of Wellness at the Workplace Report

State of Wellness in the Workplace

Saudi Arabia

We asked over 4,000 people across the private and public sector about the state of mental health in the workplace in Saudi Arabia.

It’s a bigger issue than you may think.

Scroll for insights.

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Nearly everyone is

feeling it

4 in 5 employees experienced at least first mental health symptom during the past 12 months

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Workplace solutions are

limited and ineffective

82% of organizations do not have any dedicated budget for mental health wellness.

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There is a disconnect between employers and employees

Over half of employers and HR teams believe mental health is prioritized,

but the majority of employees do not feel the same.

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Bullying is not a thing

of the past

36% of employees reported they had experienced at least one form of bullying at the workplace, while

27% had experienced physical or verbal harassment.

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Women need special care

The level of burnout, anxiety and stress women are experiencing has become the number one issue affecting productivity in the workplace.

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employees experienced at least one mental health symptom during the past 12 months

Of employees experienced at least one type of bullying at the workplace.

Of employees believe their workplace stress affects their mental health.

Most common symptoms:

Burnout

Anxiety

Stress

Of employees with diagnosed mental health issues seek professional help.

Of organizations offer no mental health coverage at all.

Of employers don’t have an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

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Of employers believed that the mental health of their employees is a top priority for them.

Of HR staff pointed out they actually take into account the mental health of their employees when designing new HR policies.

The majority of employees do not feel this prioritization.

One possible reason?

Of HR staff said they do not conduct any survey related to the mental health of their employees.

of men were more likely to be bullied than women.

Older employees were more prone to social bullying.

Younger employees, especially women, were more prone to body shaming.

Verbal bullying was the most common type of bullying.

Of women are more likely to self report a mental health rate below average.

Women in the workplace are 44% and 32% more likely than men to suffer from burnout and anxiety, respectively.

Women were 16% more likely to believe that workplace stress affects their mental health.