ABDULAZEEZ NURUDEEN
KETE SHABANI
KANO, NIGERIA
NAIROBI, KENYA
DEEPA SOLANKI DELHI, INDIA
MEHAK KAURA DELHI, INDIA
SEERAT BYALA DELHI, INDIA
AMAL ASLAM ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
CHRIS MINCH ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
HANNAH CUNNEEN YANGON, MYANMAR
ASI has made a commitment to promote and support good mental health at work which is reflected in the company’s two-pronged approach outlined in our mental health policy:
│ Develop mental health KPIs for Line Managers and Mental Health Champions
1. We place emphasis on actively nurturing good mental health in the belief that the best way of preventing and overcoming mental health problems is to deliberately displace them with mental strength and resilience.
│ Encourage line managers and mental health champions to be vigilant for symptoms of possible mental health problems · Make reasonable adjustments to ensure that people with a mental health problem are not disadvantaged at work
2. We provide comprehensive help when our colleagues have problems relating to mental health, and make it easy for them to access that help. We want to deliver on that commitment. The Mental Health Champions developed and actively monitor progress towards implementing its new work plan with defined projects and actions that will see mental health remaining at the heart of the company, such as: │ Provide mental health training for line managers │ Appoint and train mental health champions across different regions
│ Adopt a zero-tolerance approach to potentially offensive remarks about mental health
│ Provide regular information on mental health (through internal campaigns, newsletters, an interactive Sharepoint site, lunch and learns) It’s still early days. So far, we have not formally measured the impact that the actions we have taken have made. Setting KPIs will help us with this. But informal feedback indicates mental health is now a subject up for quiet conversation and even open discussion rather than a hidden topic. We received feedback that said that even some of the most hardened sceptics had bought into and recognised the need for action. For us, that’s a great ‘win’ and in our Impact Report next year we will update you on the progress made towards implementing these plans.
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