Loneliness at work

Loneliness Awareness Week will take place from 14 – 18 June 2021. By growing our understanding of loneliness to help ourselves and others manage the feeling.

Loneliness in the workplace is on the rise. Covid-19 has seen many of us working from home over the past year, separated from our colleagues and offices. But even before the pandemic increasing numbers of people were experiencing loneliness in their working lives. Last year three in five people (60%) reported feeling lonely at work. The Co-Op and New Economics Foundation found that loneliness costs UK employers over 2.5 billion pounds a year: from increased sick days and time off to care for others, to lower productivity and staff retention levels. Loneliness doesn’t just affect individuals; it’s bad for business.

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