A third of Gen Z workers took time off due to stress last year, shock survey finds

A THIRD of Gen Z employees took day off on account of stress final yr, a survey discovered.

Underneath 25s have been probably to take a psychological well being sick day than every other age group.

Final yr, 35 per cent of these aged 18 to 24 took trip to take care of ­stress or upset, Psychological Well being UK found.

The charity mentioned the figures uncovered a generational divide in dealing with life’s stresses and strains.

9 in ten employees throughout all ages reported stress however youthful individuals appeared extra vulnerable to burnout.

The sick fee was 29 per cent for 25 to 34-year-olds; 25 per cent for 35 to 44-year-olds; 14 per cent for over-45s and simply ten per cent for the over-55s.

Psychological Well being UK chief govt Brian Dow mentioned: “It’s younger individuals most susceptible to excessive stress within the office.

“The hole between generations is widening and employers threat shedding out on the most recent era of employees. Many organisations nonetheless provide twentieth century psychological well being assist for a twenty first century workforce.”

NHS figures present demand for psychological well being assist has soared, with virtually two million individuals now getting assist in comparison with 1.3million earlier than the Covid pandemic.

There has additionally been a rise within the variety of individuals of their 20s and 30s claiming state advantages for psychological well being circumstances.

This week, former PM Sir Tony Blair warned many have begun to “medicalise” life’s difficulties.

He mentioned: “Life has its ups and downs and all people experiences these.

You’ve received to watch out of encouraging individuals to suppose they’ve received some kind of situation aside from merely confronting the challenges of life.”