According to a new survey, nearly half of UK bosses have seen an increase in workplace mental health issues. That could explain why wellbeing has become a much bigger talking point, with 43% of employers stating that they’ve witnessed people talking more about their mental health in the last 12 months.
| Published: 29 March 2023
Among companies of all sizes across the UK, 54% stated that of the four pillars of health and wellbeing, the mental health of their staff is the area about which they are now most concerned.
| Published: 29 March 2023
With 75% of respondents to our survey believing that they have adequate support in place to support the mental health of their employees, it appears that some businesses could simply be treating mental health as a tick box exercise.
| Published: 16 March 2023
The average usage figure among UK employers has now topped 12%, compared with 11.4% last year (and the typical average from previous years of 10.4%).
| Published: 17 January 2023
It’s time to take action – we simply cannot continue doing things the same way. Our statistics indicate that the UK is sitting on a mental health time bomb just waiting to go off. Organisations need to address the topic of mental health head-on in 2023, rather than simply buying into the stigma.
| Published: 16 January 2023
New research from Koa Health finds that 70% of companies believe mental health will improve in 2023 as they plan to become more open about mental wellbeing in the workplace.
| Published: 5 January 2023
The latest figures show that around three quarters of suicides are male, and since 2010, the highest suicide rates each year have been in males aged 45 to 64 years. Employers need to be aware of the demographics that need the most support when considering their health and wellbeing strategies.
| Published: 15 November 2022
Seven in 10 (71%) workplaces celebrate mental health awareness days or weeks, despite just a third (36%) of organisations’ mental health support being deemed ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by their employees, highlighting a significant ‘wellbeing gap’, found the survey of 1,000 people in employment by Claro Wellbeing.
| Published: 12 November 2022
For some, money worries about rising prices and soaring energy bills are exacerbating mental health issues. Research this year by The Money and Mental Health Institute[iv] found that half (54%) of UK adults say they have felt anxious because of higher prices, while one in five (21%) have felt unable to cope and those already struggling with their mental health and finances are most affected.
| Published: 22 October 2022
Mental health is a multi-faceted area of health and wellbeing, and by its nature that calls for a multi-faceted approach if the support is going to be effective. The default option for many may be to offer access to counselling, but this isn’t going to be right for everyone, and if that’s all that’s offered, it may well fall short.
| Published: 20 October 2022
