Staff at the Eurozone’s central bank are battling a mental health crisis that has accelerated since they were forced to tackle historical inflation levels.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has seen a sharp uptick in the number of workers at risk of burnout and an increase in those reporting suicidal thoughts, it was reportedly revealed in an internal survey.
The report of 1,602 ECB staffers found that the share facing burnout had jumped from 33.2% in 2021, the last time the survey was carried out, to 38.9%. The number of people experiencing suicidal thoughts has risen from 6% to…