Fewer than half of people leaders say they feel equipped to address employee mental-health issues, according to a new report by Telus Health.
The report, which analyzed findings from the organization’s 2025 mental-health indexes, found only 62 per cent of workers rate their managers as ‘strongly humane’ and workers who rate their managers as ‘weak’ in humanity (14 per cent) have mental-health scores more than nine times below the national average.
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It also found women and younger workers face unique challenges, posing a risk to leadership pipeline. Women are 60 per cent more likely than men to rate employer support for well-being as poor and workers younger than age 40 are 60 per cent more likely to report job insecurity as a source of work stress.
Inadequate support and communication gaps can also erode mental health and well-being, said the report. Nearly a third (31 per cent) of workers said their employer doesn’t offer an employee assistance program while a quarter (24 per cent) said they’re unsure and 22 per cent said they didn’t know where to get help or how to access support.
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