Taken from the Thriving at Work Mental Health Standards
Do you have a plan to improve your employees’ mental health?
If you don’t, now is the time to create one and we’re here to help.
Improving your employees’ mental health is no longer a warm sentiment, it’s business critical.
And that’s because it affects one in six British workers. It’s the leading cause of sickness absence. And it’s costing UK employers between £33 billion and £44 billion a year!
That’s A LOT of money.
The Government has recognised this and commissioned an independent review called “Thriving at Work” to address the issue.
As a result, Lord Dennis Stevenson and Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind, created the Thriving at Work Mental Health Standards which sets out six mental health core standards for employers, drawn from best practice and available evidence.
It’s a substantial report. Which is why, for your benefit, we’re going to summarise core standard one for you, as we feel that this will provide you with a great starting point to improve your employees’ mental health.
Read it here: Your business’s plan to improve employees’ mental health.