Lack of support for workers’ mental health “cuts firm productivity by a quarter”
22 May 2020
A new report funded through the Midlands Engine Mental Health and Productivity Pilot (MHPP) finds that firms impacted by mental health sickness absence suffered a 25% hit to their productivity.
A new report funded through the Midlands Engine Mental Health and
Productivity Pilot (MHPP) finds that firms impacted by mental health sickness
absence suffered a 25% hit to their productivity
• Bosses surveyed cited remote working and job insecurity as risk factors – but many unsure where to turn for advice on boosting staff wellbeing
• Report calls for firms to appoint ‘mental health leads’ to oversee wellbeing policies and seek advice from specialist mental health charities
• Report is part of three-year programme funded by the Midands Engine that is supporting employers with workplace mental health challenges
