# PTE SST #20: Employee Burnout and Mental Health...

Summarize Spoken Text #20 - Level 3 - Feeds Writing + Listening

> You will hear a short lecture. Write a summary on what you have just heard from the lecture in your own words.You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the Quality of Your writing and on how well your response presents the key points presented in the lecture.

## Answer

The speaker emphasizes that burnout in Singapore is widespread, with 85% feeling at risk and over half planning to resign. While employers lag in addressing this, stress-related illness costs the economy billions. In addition to healthcare burdens, poor mental health affects business productivity. Therefore, companies must urgently prioritize employee well-being to reduce resignations and economic losses.

## Explanation

Write 50 to 70 words. Lead with the main point: burnout is widespread in Singapore, with 85 percent feeling at risk. Add that over half plan to leave their jobs and that employers are lagging. Then give the cost: about 2.3 billion US dollars, or 18 percent of health spending.

## Hints

- Focus on the main problem identified in the survey regarding Singaporean employees.
- Note the specific economic impact mentioned in the report by Cigna and Asia Care.

## Transcript

There is a global drive to address the happiness of employees. In a survey of over 650 people, Human Resources firm Mercer found 85 percent felt at risk of burnout here in Singapore, and over 50 percent of those surveyed said they intend to leave their jobs in the next six months. We've seen the faster acceleration of the greater resignation here, with people choosing to go and try different things and the hope that it's a little bit different. Singaporeans are feeling mental burnout in a far greater capacity than the rest of the world and to Employers in this country are lagging in terms of the initiatives that they're doing to to try and fix that. Such stress is a financial burden as well. In a report by Cigna and Asia care it's estimated that stress-related illness cost Singapore's economy about 2.3 billion US Dollars. That's equivalent to about 18% of Total Health expenditure. On top of the economic costs, poor mental health can take a toll on the bottom line as well.

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