Mental health days off now cost the UK economy around £19.6bn per year, as well as impacting productivity and morale.
Our workplace wellbeing survey 2024 found that 36% of employees took time off due to their mental health in the past year, with 10% of those taking a total of over ten days.
Stress and worry can take its toll on a person’s mental and physical health, as well as impacting workplaces through increased absences and reduced productivity.
Our free resources can help employers to support their people and create a wellbeing culture.
Webinar – Supporting employees’ mental health: Tips for controlling worry and dealing with stress
Watch our recent webinar where our expert panel provide practical advice for employers to support the mental health of their people, with tips and techniques to help employees control worry and deal with stress.
What you’ll learn:- Why it’s important to support employees who may be dealing with stress and worry.
- How employers can spot stressed or worried employees and ways they can reduce workplace stress.
- How managers can start difficult conversations about stress and mental health.
- Practical advice for helping employees to control worry.
- Cathy Lawson, Independent Workplace Health and Wellbeing Consultant, MHFA Trainer and Coach
- Richard Holmes, Director of Wellbeing, Westfield Health
- May Beaufort, Health & Wellbeing Coach, Westfield Health
Stress and worry factsheets
We’ve created these factsheets for managers and employees with advice for spotting the signs of stress and tips for coping under pressure, as well as a breathing exercise for calmness.
