Almost 40% of Spaniards are thinking of leaving their job This year and cite, among the reasons, the lack of conciliation, stress levels or professional wear syndrome or burnout. But the solutions, which would include exercise, rest, self -care, stress management or digital disconnection, seem to find no place in the current labor model.
It is one of the main conclusions that shows the analysis by Alan, a company specialized in health in corporate environments. The firm has surveyed 800 professionals from our country, including full -time employees, partial, freelancers and people in hybrid, remote, office and physical roles, in this month of May to analyze the situation of well -being among employees.
60% of employees have difficulty maintaining healthy habits at work
As the investigation indicates, there is A gap Among what employees should do to take care of their health and what the company allows them to put into practice. That is, people want to take care of themselves, but companies and work reality are not allowed. In this sense, although employees want to prioritize their health, 60% recognize finding difficulties in maintaining healthy habits at work, and only 25% achieve it constantly.
One of the main barriers to well -being is Lack of movement and exercise. 79% of respondents reveal that they spend more than 6 hours sitting up to date and 26% exceed 10 hours a day. This causes, as they point out, physical pain, mental fatigue and a decrease in energy and concentration levels.
Stress and anxiety are other impediments to well -being, and in part, they have their origin in the lack of disconnection. 81% of the employees surveyed claim to review work messages outside working hours; and 58% report a moderate or significant increase in stress for this reason.
This is aligned with other studies on the well -being of employees. For example, the Corporate Welfare Study in Spain 2024-2025, conducted by Both People & Comm, moreMetric and Equipment & Talent among 1,006 private sector workers, indicates that the average corporate well-being among Spanish employees is 5.8 out of 10. 29.7% of employees qualify their well -being as insufficient, and only 2.4% consider it outstanding.
Among other data offered by this study, published in March of this year, it emphasizes that less than 48% of employees consider their company to sufficient resources to psychological support. In addition, half of large companies claim feel forced to work overtime, and 30% perceive that their work interferes significantly in their personal well -being.
In addition to finding a negative impact on employee health, the situation involves a Merma for productivity. And it is that the workers say, for the most part, to lose between one and two productive hours a week due to stress and anxiety. The lack of physical comfort is also the cause of being lost between one and two productive hours a week, a figure that increases up to three and four hours in the case of fatigue and lack of energy.
It is estimated that the lack of well -being reaches 16,000 euros per employee per year
Alan’s analysis estimates that Spanish companies lose average 16,000 euros a year per employee in productivity and absenteeism costs as a result of stress, sedentary lifestyle and social disconnection. Only in the last 3 months, employees report having lost average of 7 working days for casualties linked to stress, physical discomfort or fatigue.
Alan has calculated the cost taking as reference the data reported by the complete sample, the average hours and lost days reported by the respondents (including those who responded zero/none), and multiplied by the average official salary of Spain according to Eurostat 2024 (€ 25.5/hour).
“Spanish companies face a triple threat: loss of productivity, increased absenteeism and a template increasingly willing to leave”, Says Yoann Artus, general director of Alan in Spain.”We cannot continue ignoring the human and economic impact that these challenges have in organizations of all sizes”
In addition, well -being and health impact talent retention. As collects a Savia analysis, the Mapfre digital health platform, two out of three companies do not offer SWelfare ervicies, and 67% of employees who currently do not have access to them would like to have them. In addition, 60% of workers consider these services a key factor when choosing a new job.
“More and more companies understand that caring for the health and well -being of their employees is not only a matter of responsibility, but a strategic decision“Pedro Diaz Yuste, general director of Savia, explained by sharing the data. “The data confirms it: when people feel good, organizations work better“
More info.: Study on Labor Welfare
