FEATURE
A CAUSE FOR CONCERN
In light of rising levels of reported mental health in the workplace Tomorrow’s Health & Safety explores how employers can tackle this growing issue..
A report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has shown an increase in reported mental health problems in 41% of UK organisations. The CIPD Absence Management survey, produced with Simplyhealth, explored national absence levels and concluded that the rise in stress- related absence and reported mental health problems is concerning.
This is the sixth consecutive year in which reported mental health problems in the workplace have been over 40%, implying these types of struggles are still as prevalent as ever.
Speaking about the report Ben Wilmott, Head of Public Policy at the
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CIPD, commented: “Unfortunately this year’s survey shows the number of reported mental health problems has increased for many employers, and after over half a decade at these levels we can’t afford to let this issue continue to grow any longer. As a nation we’re getting better at opening up the conversation around mental health, but there is still a long way to go.
“So what more can employers do? Manager training is crucial, as they are often employees’ first point of call for reporting an issue, but only 30% of organisations currently provide it. There needs to be a lot more focus on this going forward, as well as tailored
support for line managers from HR and signposting employees to appropriate support. Employers also need to look at how well their corporate culture supports good mental health and employee wellbeing.”
It seems private sector employees are the least active when it comes to supporting employees with mental health problems, CIPD have found, with 28% not taking any action at all and just 32% offering a counselling service, compared to 70% of public sector companies.
Awareness of poor mental health in the private sector also seems comparatively low, according to the CIPD report, with 21% of employers
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