Employees in Asia are under "significant mental health strain," with 82% having a moderate to high risk of developing mental health issues, according to a new report from insurance broker Aon and TELUS Health. Employees in Asia are under "significant mental health strain," with 82% having a moderate to high risk of developing mental health issues. That's according to a new report from insurance broker Aon and TELUS Health, which found that 35% of workers in Asia have a high mental health risk profile, and 47% have a moderate risk. "More than half of respondents said they would be concerned about career options being limited if they had a mental health issue that their employer was aware of." 1 in 3 have no emergency savingsOther than stress, anxiety and burnout being important factors that impact employees' productivity — financial insecurity also goes "hand-in-hand with high mental health risk," said the report.

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Persons: Asia —, Jamie MacLennan, MacLennan, Tim Dwyer Aon, Tim Dwyer Organizations: TELUS Health, Employees, CNBC, Hong, Singapore, TELUS Health Asia Mental Health, U.S, Aon Locations: Asia, Pacific, Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong, China, India, Vietnam, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Asia Asia, Europe, Singapore, Aon Asia