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Deloitte, one of the world’s largest accounting organisations, recently joined forces with the mental health charity, Mind, researching the monetary cost of poor mental health in UK workforces.
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Deloitte’s
that
In fact, the research suggested
UK
that for every £1 businesses invest
employers somewhere in the region
in supporting the wellbeing of
of £45 billion, highlighting the need
their employees, they would, on
for businesses to invest in supporting
average, receive back £5 in reduced
their employees’ mental welfare.
absenteeism and staff turnover.
mental
report health
revealed issues
cost
Unfortunately, not enough employers seem to be taking this message on board, according to Mind. Increases in mental distress are attributed to toxic work cultures, with employees frequently expected to work long, unproductive hours and often working while unwell, without taking adequate time to recover from illness.
Unfortunately,
enough
advancements have taken a toll
employers seem to be taking this
as well, driving up stress levels by
message
facilitating an ‘always on’ work
to
Mind.
not
on
board,
Increases
according in
mental
distress are attributed to toxic work cultures, with employees frequently expected to work long, unproductive working
hours
while
and
unwell,
often
without
taking adequate time to recover from illness. Research from Deloitte also indicates that technological
model that vastly increases the risk of employee burnout. Deloitte’s report suggests there remains some way to go in terms of building a culture of mentally healthy workplaces, with the cost of poor mental health rising by around £6 billion, or 16%, since 2016.
YO U C A N L E A R N M O R E A B O U T H O W B U S I N E S S E S C A N S U P P O R T T H E M E N TA L H E A L T H O F T H E I R E M P L O Y E E S B Y V I S I T I N G T H E B L OG O F M A R K L Y T T L E TO N .
MARK
LYTTLETON.