Sleep-deprived employees are at higher risk of life-threatening chronic illness and disability, more likely to cause workplace accidents, less productivity and more absenteeism — adding up to an economic liability in the billions of rands.
South Africans need more sleep. Sleep-deprived employees are at higher risk of life-threatening chronic illness and disability, more likely to cause workplace accidents, less productive and more absent — adding up to an economic liability in the billions of rands.
“Lack of sleep is not only related to workplace issues such as absenteeism, lack of productivity, poor work performance and accidents — which have a direct cost impact on a business — but insufficient sleep has been directly linked with seven of the 15 leading causes of death,” said King. Sleep problems have become one of the leading causes of physical and mental health illnesses, because of expectations of being always available for work, shift work and longer working hours, 24/7 availability of entertainment and addiction to technology such as mobile phones.
Those who don’t get enough sleep are subject to a “double jeopardy” scenario — lack of sleep is a contributing factor to obesity, and both are individually linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, depression, cancers and diabetes. “On its own, obesity doesn’t have a direct financial implication but leads to many other health problems or aggravates them; for example, by preventing physical exercise, which will in turn increase the risk of coronary disease or of a low self-image, which may then fuel major depression,” he said.
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