- Deep unemployment and labor shortages have an impact on employees.
- On the one hand, the fear of losing a job decreases, on the other hand, workload and stress increase.
- As a result, psychological exhaustion is increasing, as a survey by Travailsuisse shows.
This is the result of the ninth “Good Work Barometer” from the trade union umbrella organization Travailsuisse and the Bern University of Applied Sciences. Overtime, work in leisure time and employment above the desired workload are responsible for the increase in psychological exhaustion, as Travailsuisse announced at the presentation.
After steadily increasing in recent years, employee exhaustion will reach a new high in 2023. Only 12 percent are never exhausted after work.
Too exhausted for private matters
On the other hand, 41.3 percent of employees say they are often or very often emotionally exhausted at the end of the day. One in three people is too exhausted to be able to take care of private or family matters.
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Compared to 2022, more respondents want to change jobs due to psychological stress.
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As a result, according to Travailsuisse, psychological problems are for the first time the main reason for a disability pension. 820,000 employees want to change their jobs because of the stress and psychological strain. This is a significant increase compared to 2022. The last barometer showed 650,000 people willing to change.
For Travailsuisse it is clear that the biggest health risk at work is no longer flu or accidents, but rather stress. That is a warning sign. The workers’ organization is calling on Parliament to address health protection in the workplace.
Good prospects for a new job
The barometer also shows positive things: Over half of employees are not worried about their job – more than ever before and over 10 percentage points more than in 2019. At the same time, they rate the chance of getting a new job as very good.
Nevertheless, the number of unemployed people who have disappeared from the unemployment statistics is not decreasing. According to Travailsuisse, one explanation is the neglected further training. 45.4 percent of employees said they received little support from their employers.
When it comes to salary analyses, it’s tough
The survey also revealed deficiencies in terms of equal pay. According to the Equal Opportunities Act, companies with over 100 employees must prepare a wage analysis and inform employees of the results by the end of June. On the employee side, however, two thirds say they know nothing about the analyses.
An increasing proportion of a quarter even do not see equal pay in their company as a given. Because the Equality Act does not contain any effective controls, Travailsuisse encourages employers to report offending employers on an internet platform. In general, it is time to “end the farce and finally tighten the equality law”.