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How companies can maintain employee mental health in the time of Covid-19

Very few have been able to cope with a sudden, prolonged shift to WFH; Zoom fatigue has set in, causing burnouts and low productivity

Depression, stress, suicide, tension, mental stress, mental tension, self-harm
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Organisations are having to deal with a new spectrum of issues, much of it has to do with the mental health of employees. Photo: iSTOCK

Neerja Birla
Corporates have always had a critical role to play in India’s development and progress. In these testing times of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown, the contribution of corporates has become even more invaluable if we are to bounce back stronger as a nation.
 
However, organisations are now having to deal with an entirely new spectrum of issues, much of it having to do with the mental health of their employees.
 
Unfortunately, isolation from society, the inflow of bleak coronavirus-related information, the fear of contracting Covid-19, the looming economic recession and a sense of helplessness are all