Less than fifth of employers managing staff mental health - GRiD

Only 15% taking measures to improve financial wellbeing

Adam Saville
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'Room for improvement' when it comes to looking after health and wellbeing of staff

Research by group risk trade body GRiD has revealed that just 18% of employees are proactively managing stress and mental health issues within their workplace. The survey of 500 HR decision makers in UK business also found that 15% are taking measures to improve staff financial wellbeing and only 18% are supporting employees with staff caring responsibilities. "Employees can be greatly affected by areas of their lives outside of work," said Kathryn Moxham, spokesperson for GRiD. "The companies that are best at supporting the mental health of their workforce are the ones that take this...

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