Businesses talk a good game on mental health – but half take no action
10 July 2025
A stark disconnect between rhetoric and reality on workplace mental health has been revealed in a major new study of Midlands firms, with only half of businesses offering any support despite widespread acknowledgement of its importance.
The annual survey of over 1,000 companies by the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC), based at Warwick Business School, found that while three-quarters of firms say they have a responsibility to support employee mental health, just 50 per cent have any initiatives in place. That figure is the lowest since before the pandemic.
