Around four in ten UK employees have suffered mental health issues as a result of work finds new report
The report, What if Work was Good for You?, published this week by the Business in the Community (BITC) network said that the levels of mental health issues would be "utterly unacceptable" if they were for physical injuries created by work. As 41% of UK workers have reported that their work has either created or worsened their mental health, the report recommends that employers do away with "often reactive and standalone" initiatives that were prevalent before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, employers should focus on the systemic causes of mental health among employees, r...
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