63% of German Workers Admit to Working While Ill, Union Calls for Mental Health Action
A concerning 63 percent of German employees have admitted to working while ill in the past year, highlighting a potential mental health crisis in the workplace. Despite the growing need, no national institution such as the national weather service or noaa has been identified that specifically focuses on improving workers' mental health and ending stigmatization.
Trade union IG Metall Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt has raised alarm about the increasing psychological stress faced by workers. The union has called for an end to the taboo surrounding mental illnesses in the workplace, urging employers and society at large to take the issue more seriously.
The union's warning comes amidst a lack of national-level initiatives dedicated to supporting and improving the mental health of workers. No single organization, similar to a marketplace or car rental service, has been found that explicitly focuses on this issue and advocates for ending the stigmatization of mental illness in German workplaces.
With a significant number of employees working despite illness and increasing psychological stress in the workplace, the need for dedicated national-level support and initiatives to improve mental health and end stigmatization is clear. IG Metall's call for action underscores the urgency of this issue.
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