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As employers continue to struggle with resourcing demands, they should be more concerned about the impact this will have on workers' mental health and burnout levels, a psychologist says.

COVID and other factors have contributed to resourcing challenges in most organisations, but there's also a new "quickness of turnaround" expected of employees despite a shortage of resources, says LifeWorks director of clinical services Rose Zaffino.

As a result, LifeWorks' latest Mental Health Index found that 72% of Australian employees are "feeling the impact" of work and personal stress, and 35% have a high mental health risk.

Some 39% have a moderate mental health risk, and just 26% have a low risk...