How we source burnout cost figures
Cost ranges on this site are based on public reference material across the relevant landscape. The publishers below are representative of the kind of source that informs our positioning, not an exhaustive extraction map per figure. A specific figure on a specific page is not necessarily anchored to a single named publisher.
Sources
- WHO ICD-11 and burnout classification. The World Health Organization recognised burnout as an occupational phenomenon in ICD-11 (effective 2022). The classification text is the standard reference for what burnout is and isn't.
- Gallup engagement and burnout research. Gallup's State of the Global Workplace report and its long-running Q12 engagement research provide the most-cited burnout-prevalence and cost-of-disengagement figures.
- Public industry burnout cost research. Deloitte burnout cost surveys, Mercer Global Talent Trends, ADP Workforce View, Mind workplace mental health published research, and the British Heart Foundation / Mind workplace stress data (UK).
- Published academic research. Christina Maslach burnout-inventory research (the standard MBI scale), Stanford research on workplace stress and healthcare cost, and London School of Economics workplace mental-health cost studies.
What we deliberately do not publish
- Specific named-organisation burnout costs. Where a specific organisation's burnout cost is known to us through public reporting, it is described as a case study; aggregate figures are reserved for cases where multiple sources align.
- Mental-health diagnosis or clinical advice. This site publishes cost research. It is not a clinical resource. Individuals experiencing symptoms of burnout should consult a qualified health professional.
- Personal organisation or individual data. Calculators run entirely in your browser. Your headcount or role-mix inputs are not transmitted, logged, or stored.
Update cadence
Site values update only when the underlying reality changes. Triggers:
- Annual Gallup State of the Global Workplace refresh
- Major Mercer Global Talent Trends or Deloitte workforce trends refresh
- WHO or NICE published guidance change on workplace mental health
- New academic publication with material findings on burnout cost
Cosmetic date bumps are not made.
Editorial position
This site is operated by Digital Signet, an independent AI-development studio. Digital Signet does not sell wellness platforms, does not act as an EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) provider, does not run an HR or wellbeing consultancy, and does not accept paid placements from any vendor in the workplace-wellness space. See /about for the operator and the wider network.
Editorial direction is set by Oliver Wakefield-Smith. Drafts are produced via Digital Signet's autonomous AI development methodology and reviewed against the editorial framework before publication.
Contact
For methodology questions, corrections, or scenarios that don't fit cleanly: [email protected].