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• Appoint designated mental health deliver a happier and harmonious work
champions and mental health first aiders in environment, such as:
the office to provide a supportive point of
contact for those who are struggling • Organising or providing wellness-centric
perks through the company, such as gym
• Provide a defined and compassionate memberships, physiotherapy services and
pathway for people experiencing mental yoga classes
health crises to reduce their workloads
or take time off work, including a process • Provide healthy food and drink options in the
for allowing them to return to work in a workplace to encourage a healthier lifestyle
supportive way • Run sessions and courses in mental health,
• Be flexible with working hours and remote mindfulness and related topics, to help
working opportunities, allowing staff educate the entire workforce and encourage
members to achieve a better work-life them to communicate more openly about
balance their mental wellbeing
• Encourage staff to take time for themselves, • Scheduling regular social events, activities,
whether this means providing a well- team getaways and coffee mornings to
equipped designated break area for on-site foster team bonding and give staff an
workers, or making sure that staff members opportunity to socialise
are not routinely working longer than their These kinds of interventions that can make a
contracted hours
big difference to your staff. Above all, it is vital
• Make greater efforts to recognise your staff’s to recognise that this is an area that requires
achievements, to foster a better team spirit improvements, and commit to reviewing or
and show them that their contributions are revamping your mental health policies to
meaningful and valued ensure they are fit for purpose in 2023.
• Reflect your mental health policies and Ultimately, it is the responsibility of employers
approach to inclusion in your recruitment to support staff with action, rather than
and induction processes, to ensure that new just with tick-box exercises. By leading by
workers understand how the business will example to create a genuinely inclusive
support them culture and training all their staff in mental
health awareness, businesses across
• Have open conversations with your staff all sectors can help their workers to be
members to find out what they feel they accountable for their health, gain confidence
need from you in terms of mental health to open up and show vulnerability, and
support, and develop your policies around ultimately feel better in themselves, while
this feedback giving others the confidence to do the same.
Additionally, there are various benefits and
incentives that companies can provide to hrnews.co.uk
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