2025 TELUS Mental Health Barometer

The state of mental health and wellbeing in Singapore

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Our first Mental Health Barometer provides evidence-based findings, actions and insights to help you reshape your organisation's wellbeing strategy.

Drawing from 5 Singaporean surveys conducted quarterly in 2024 and early 2025, this resource offers leaders a clear picture of workplace challenges over time and how to address them. 

Key trends and findings 

Mental health in the workplace remains an area of concern

  • 40 per cent of workers in Singapore face constant stress.
  • More than one-third of the working population remains at high mental health risk.

Mental health has a significant effect on workplace productivity

  • 39 per cent of workers in Singapore reported that their mental health was negatively impacting productivity at work.
  • Younger workers are particularly affected, with 48 per cent of Gen Zers and 45 per cent of Millennials admitting to this issue. 

A positive workplace culture fosters engagement and retention

  • Highly engaged employees report 70 per cent higher wellbeing compared to their less engaged counterparts.
  • 46 per cent of employees in Singapore would prefer better support for their wellbeing over a 10 per cent salary increase.

Insights 

How to promote wellbeing at work

Learn strategies to enhance employee support and foster a trust-based workplace culture, addressing the specific needs of the different generations and genders.

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