Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
It is time to make it a priority
Support with mental health lies at the core of our values at Perform HR and we advocate for this to be the standard across the UK public and private sectors.
A happy workplace is proven to be a more productive workplace. We are here to offer guidance and support on the many ways you can make positive improvements to the mental health and wellbeing of your employees
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5 reasons why you should invest in mental health:
- One in six workers in the UK have dealt with mental health issue like anxiety and depression.
- Each year 300,000 people with a long-term mental health problem lose their jobs.
- The estimated cost of poor mental health is the economy is up to £99 billion per year.
- Employees with mental health issues are less productive at work.
- Studies have shown that a £1 investment results in a £9.98 return on investment for mental health training.*
*Source 1- 4 (Mind.org.uk)
*Source 5 (https://www.time-to-change.org.uk)
Here at Perform HR we offer a variety of ways that can help support everyone in your workplace with mental health and wellbeing needs:
Support for your Organisation:
- Perform an organisational ‘health check’ (risk assessment) tailored to meet your individual organisations requirements.
- Develop a wellbeing strategy for your workplace and help to implement.
- Recruitment and/or training a mental health champion in your organisation.
- Review your current policies with mental health in mind.
- Advise on developing an organisational culture that promotes better mental health, for example flexible working policies.
Support Support for Line Managers/Mental Health Champions
- Provide professional supervision for your mental health champions.
- Workshops to train your managers and raise awareness around mental health.
- Coaching sessions with managers and employees to support them.
- Support managing sickness absence and return to work procedures.
Support for your Employees
- Encourage a culture of open communication in regards to mental health and wellbeing.
- Provide clear guidance of key points of contact within the workplace (including mental health champions).
- Communicate information on potential causes of stress in the workplace and offer suggestions on how to minimise it.
- Workshops aimed at helping employees to manage their mental health and wellbeing that promote the benefits of mindfulness, relaxation, healthy eating, good sleep.
- Share a directory of local mental health organisations and support systems.
To chat about ways that your company can help to improve the wellbeing and mental health of your employees please get in touch, we’re here to help.