GUEST BLOG: Employee mental health and wellbeing – are you doing enough?
By Benenden With a recent national emphasis on mental health, UK employers have never had a better opportunity to start a conversation with their employees about their mental health. With 7 in 10 employees having suffered from a condition that’s related to mental health – from stress to suicidal feelings – there couldn’t be a more […]
Brit workers keep mental health issues from colleagues
New research has found that millions of British workers don’t discuss mental health issues with colleagues for fear of jeopardising their career. Researchers uncovered the statistic following a study carried out among 2,000 employees, which showed 38 per cent wouldn’t feel safe being open about their mental health at work. The study revealed around one […]
Workers in the City have a 40% increased risk of depression than those outside
According the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, city dwellers have a 40% risk of depression compared to those based outside the City. And rankings from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show that Britain is one of the most depressed countries in Europe, with 34% of British workers suffering from anxiety, […]
Mental health challenge facing HR professionals
Analysis by HR and diversity consultancy the Clear Company has found that HR professionals will on average oversee 15 staff with mental health issues. The findings were based on existing data-sets, with figures from XpertHR showing the median number of employees per HR practitioner was 62.5 in 2016, with approximately one in four people in […]
Industry Spotlight: EHRC’s ‘hidden pay gap’ report further fuels the discrimination of mental health employees…
Coinciding with much discussion in recent times on the topic of discrimination and mental health in the workplace, it has been suggested that employees who experience mental health issues will likely earn up to 42 per cent less than their colleagues, according to a new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The report, which pinpoints male workers to […]
Mental health issues rising in the workplace, CIPD claims…
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) ‘Employee Outlook: Focus on mental health in the workplace 2016’ survey has found that 31 per cent of employees have experienced a mental health problem while in employment; with female employees recorded at the highest rate of 36 per cent (46 per cent in respect of people […]
