KUALA LUMPUR: Mental health issues plaguing the nation's workforce may have cost the economy as much as RM14.46bil, or more than 1% of Malaysia’s total gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, according to a study by Relate Mental Health Malaysia (Relate).
The study titled “Workplace mental health - The business cost”, had estimated the productivity and business costs of mental health problems based on three factors - staff turnover, absence and presence (working while unwell).
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