Corporate culture has embraced mental health benefits. Why are industrial workers being left behind?

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Employers across industries are obsessively searching for new ways to keep employees engaged and happy at work. But not every corner of the workforce is attracting appropriate attention. 

Forty-seven percent of industrial workers — a term that includes employees in such trades as transportation services and warehousing — are stressed at their jobs, according to a recent report conducted by safety insights platform StrongArm Technologies and research firm YouGov. Twenty-four percent of respondents said the strain is having a negative effect on their mental health, while 29% said it is taking a toll on their physical health, too. 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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