Containment and telework do not go well together. This is what emerges from a survey carried out at the request of the psychosocial risk firm Empreintes Humaines. Indeed 44% of French employees surveyed feel in a situation of "psychological distress"; 25% of them are at risk of depression requiring treatment while another quarter say that their professional motivation has deteriorated.
A study of 2,000 employees tells us that the main people concerned are...women, who suffer from a heavy mental load and an accumulation of roles: 22% of them are in high distress compared to 14% for men.
Several factors explain this "saturation" of employees, in particular the often unsuitable housing, only 45% of the individuals questioned can indeed isolate themselves to work; where 60% work in their living room, and 25% in a closed room that is not initially intended for work, such as a bedroom.
In addition, the survey observes a higher level of distress that is more marked among people living as a couple (20%) or with a child (22%) than in the rest of the population (18%).
Result of all this?! A drop in professional motivation which deteriorated in 26% of workers and in perceived performance (50%). A deterioration of greater magnitude among women (30%), employees in Ile-de-France (31%), and for employees confined with one or more other relatives (32%). Finally, managers are particularly exposed, since 20% of them experience high psychological distress.
7 out of 10 employees consider that the company does its best to help employees and 8 out of 10 trust their colleagues to support them. When asked in detail about the support they feel they receive from the various players in the company, employees mainly favor that of their colleagues (79%), then their N+1 (70%). Then come the management of the company (67%), the HR department (59%).
On the other hand, workers would like better investments in psychological health and the prevention of psychosocial risks:only a third believe that they have enough information on the subject.
For Christophe Nguyen, work psychologist and president of Human Footprint, companies must therefore support their employees. "We know what works:it's putting in place real prevention plans. Places of listening, places of expression, team meetings... What is important is not to be left alone with your distress . A timely study when Edouard Philippe called on Sunday April 19 for the continuation of teleworking after May 11 "to the fullest extent possible .
