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Mental health

Work can have a significant impact on people’s mental health. Employers can help to foster a mentally healthy workplace, for example by taking action to prevent and manage stress and training line managers on mental wellbeing.


    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Employee engagement

    How can we prevent employee fatigue levels increasing?

    by Brian Kropp 4 Aug 2021
    by Brian Kropp 4 Aug 2021

    Brian Kropp considers how organisations can ensure fatigure doesn't continue to be an issue as they move to hybrid working.

    • Mental health conditions
    • Mental health
    • Occupational Health

    Majority don’t think employer supports mental health well

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Aug 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Aug 2021

    Only one in six UK workers feel their mental health is well supported by their employer, despite employee wellbeing being high on organisations’ agenda.

    • Mental health conditions
    • Mental health
    • Sickness absence

    Half lie about true reason for mental health absence

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Aug 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Aug 2021

    Half of UK adults would lie to their employer if they had to take time off for their mental health....

    • Latest News
    • Mental health
    • Wellbeing

    Changing attitudes to mental health: Dr Paola Carr-Walker talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 29 Jul 2021
    by Chris Taylor 29 Jul 2021

    To conclude Season 2, Oven-Ready HR turns to employee wellbeing and mental health which is high on the agenda of many organisations.

    • Stress
    • Police
    • Latest News

    Three-quarters of police admit to wellbeing difficulties

    by Adam McCulloch 26 Jul 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 26 Jul 2021

    Heavy workload and work-life balance issues lie behind police struggles with mental health over the course of the pandemic.

    • Hybrid working
    • Age
    • Early careers

    The Power of Gen Z: Reshaping the future of the workplace (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 14 Jul 2021
    by Personnel Today 14 Jul 2021

    ON-DEMAND | Watch now How to create a good work-life balance and provide opportunities for development in order to attract top Gen Z talent.

    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Long Covid

    Will Covid-19 change how we think about sickness absence?

    by Mike O'Donnell 13 Jul 2021
    by Mike O'Donnell 13 Jul 2021

    The fact Covid-19 can cause anything from short-term illness through to longer term hospitalisation and even months of ‘long Covid’...

    • Anxiety
    • Coronavirus
    • Depression

    OH’s leadership key to tackling mental health post pandemic

    by Dr Tarun Gupta 9 Jul 2021
    by Dr Tarun Gupta 9 Jul 2021

    Occupational health needs to grab the reins and provide leadership to join up mental health support, argues Dr Tarun Gupta.

    • Coronavirus
    • Mental health conditions
    • OH service delivery

    Small businesses well-placed to manage mental health and return to work

    by Christine Husbands 8 Jul 2021
    by Christine Husbands 8 Jul 2021

    As we look towards the summer and, hopefully, the gradual reopening of workplaces, managing employee mental health is going to...

    • Coronavirus
    • Long Covid
    • Mental health conditions

    Five ways for OH to help with ‘Covid recovery’

    by Vicky Walker 24 Jun 2021
    by Vicky Walker 24 Jun 2021

    As businesses tentatively begin to think about Covid ‘recovery’ from the autumn onwards, occupational health could have a pivotal role...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • NHS
    • Latest News

    Receptionist with ‘public phobia’ wins £56k for unfair dismissal

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Jun 2021

    An NHS receptionist who lost her job after telling her employer she was scared of working in a public-facing role...

    • Latest News
    • Mental health
    • Wellbeing

    Bumble gives staff week off to tackle burnout

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Jun 2021

    Fears over staff burnout have led dating app company Bumble to close its offices this week to allow staff some free time.

    • Stress
    • Stress
    • Mental health

    ‘Deskless’ workers feel unable to take time off when sick

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jun 2021

    Study finds 55% of ‘deskless’ workers have gone into work while unwell because they could not afford to take time off.

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employee engagement
    • Ethics

    BrewDog accused of promoting workplace culture of fear

    by Jo Faragher 10 Jun 2021
    by Jo Faragher 10 Jun 2021

    Craft beer company BrewDog has been accused of toxic employment practices in an open letter from former employees.

    • Hospitality
    • Mental health conditions
    • Mental health

    Three-quarters of hospitality workers reporting mental health concerns

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jun 2021

    Almost three-quarters of people working in the hospitality sector have struggled with their mental health over the course of the pandemic.

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