00:00Employers can reduce the risk of workers facing mental health problems by establishing workplaces
00:07that minimize stressors.
00:08Dr. Chua Suk Ning, founder of NGO Relate Malaysia, said it is crucial to identify psychological
00:15stressors and change workplaces to minimize them.
00:19She said protecting one's mental health is not just an individual concern, but an
00:23organizational responsibility.
00:26Earlier this week, Public Service Department Director General Wan Ahmad Dallan Abdulaziz
00:31said more than 40,000 civil servants were at high risk of psychological health problems.
00:37Dr. Victor Goh of HELP University noted that customer and patient-facing industries tend
00:43to report the highest levels of stress.
00:47Goh said workplaces should provide employees with adequate resources to manage their mental
00:51health.
00:53He also pointed to increasing salaries as a way to stave off mental health problems
00:57as money is often the root cause of stress.
01:01Danish Rajariza, FMT News.
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