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5.7%

Depression in the workplace costs SA 5.7% OF GDP

8 October 2017 By admin

Depression in the workplace costs SA 5.7% OF GDP: Depression costs South Africa more than R232 Billion or 5.7% of the country’s GDP due to lost productivity either due to absence from work or attending work whilst unwell, the IDEA study of the London School of Economics and Political Science 2016 found. In light of World Mental Health Day celebrated on 10 October which focuses … [Read more...] about Depression in the workplace costs SA 5.7% OF GDP

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