Collecting Sector-specific Data on Employee Stress, Burnout, Anxiety and Depression

Dr Wan Rizal asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will put in place a process to collect data on the prevalence of employee stress, burnout, anxiety and depression, according to sector and occupation, so as to better inform targeted prevention and intervention efforts.

Dr Tan See Leng: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) derives some insights into the state of workplace mental health and well-being through anonymised and aggregated data from iWorkHealth, an online assessment tool for employers. As adoption of iWorkHealth is voluntary, MOM and the Workplace Safety and Health Council are working with tripartite partners to encourage more employers to participate.

In addition to voluntary data from iWorkHealth, MOM is working with the Ministry of Health to explore ways to improve the collection and analysis of data on workers' mental health and well-being at the sectoral and occupational levels.