Employer searches for wellbeing support drops as burnout rises – New Leaf Health
Searches for mental health training for managers fell by 56%, while searches for workplace stress policies dropped by 40%.
Employers reduced their focus on workplace wellbeing as employee burnout increased, research from New Leaf Health found.
The workplace wellbeing provider analysed Google searches for workplace mental health support over the 12 months to September 2025.
Searches for mental health training for managers fell by 56%, while searches for workplace stress policies dropped by 40%.
Searches for corporate wellness programmes fell by 72%, employee wellbeing initiatives by 71% and workplace health checks by 57%.
Searches for EAP services dropped by 46%, while those for employee assistance programmes fell by 16%.
Searches for how to prevent burnout at work halved.
Searches for employee burnout symptoms and corporate wellbeing platforms fell by 100%.
New Leaf Health said some of the decline could be linked to managers using generative artificial intelligence (AI) for advice.
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