Understand the key principles for supporting your employees’ mental health.
The daily lives of ordinary people have been turned upside down by the pandemic. The NHS and key workers have had to deal with unprecedented demand and have risked their own health. Working from home has become normal for many employees
As the UK continues to cautiously reopen, it is clear that despite the current progress we will continue living with the variants. It is crucial that companies continue to support the mental health of their employees to their best ability – be it through managing the return to the office or the long-term implications of the pandemic on mental health.
Employers must play a vital role in supporting the mental health of their workforce, by prioritising and promoting a positive wellbeing culture. This factsheet will help you understand how mental health has been impacted, and lay out some guiding principles to enable your business to support employees.