Stress and Mental Health Management
Stress, depression and anxiety account for a huge 51% of all work-related ill health cases and 55% of all working days lost due to work-related ill health. We help employers protect their workers from work related stress and mental illness and ensure they are compliant with UK health and safety law relating to this increasing area of risk within the modern workplace.
The recent pandemic has firmly put the spotlight on mental health and greatly increased the challenges that UK businesses face in effectively managing mental health in the workplace. Protecting and promoting mental health is now more important than ever.
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently reported that stress, depression or anxiety account for a huge 51% of all work-related ill health cases and 55% of all working days lost due to work-related ill health.
Are employers responsible for their employee’s mental health?
One-in-four people will experience a mental health problem in any one year. A common misconception is that mental health problems are only caused by ‘home’ issues, so some employers can feel that it’s not appropriate, or even their responsibility to intervene and provide support to their workforce.
It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business. Employers must do whatever is reasonably practicable to achieve this. This means making sure that workers and others are protected from anything that may cause harm (including stress and other mental health hazards), and effectively control any risks to injury or health that could arise in the workplace.
“Whether work is causing the health issue or aggravating it, employers have a legal responsibility to help their employees. Work-related mental health issues MUST be assessed to measure the levels of risk to staff. Where a risk is identified, steps must be taken to remove it or reduce it as far as reasonably practicable” (Health and Safety Executive 2021)
How can we help?
We help employers protect their workers from work related stress and mental illness and ensure they are compliant with UK health and safety law relating to this increasing area of risk within the modern workplace. We provide assistance to organisations in producing:
- Stress and mental health policies
- Stress and mental health procedures
- Stress risk assessments
- First aid needs assessments
- Mental health promotions, initiatives and campaigns
In addition, our fully accredited instructors are able to deliver MHFA England approved in-house MHFA training courses.
Further information
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your organisations specific requirements, or to see how we can help.
