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One in three (34%) said that their mental health and wellbeing have been regularly impacted by work in the last 12 months. Picture: iStock

Irish workers' mental health and wellbeing are being impacted by their work as they are not able to “switch off”, a new survey has found.

Conducted by HR consultancy firm, HR Buddy, nearly four in 10 people (37%) said they found it difficult to switch off from work while a further three in 10 (30%) said it could be improved. Only three in 10 respondents (33%) said that they did not find it difficult to achieve “switch off”.