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02 Sep 2019
by Rima Evans

Research: 37.7% of organisations are unfamiliar with mental health core standards

More than a third of employers remain unaware of best practice standards around mental health in the workplace.

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The Employee Wellbeing Research 2019, published by the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) in association with AXA PPP healthcare, showed that 37.7% of organisations are unfamiliar with the six mental health core standards recommended in the report, Thriving at work: The Stevenson/Farmer review of mental health and employers, which was commissioned by the prime minister and then published in 2017.

The standards, fully endorsed by the government, set out that employers should produce a mental health at work plan; develop mental health awareness among employees; encourage open conversations about mental health and the support available; routinely monitor employee mental health and wellbeing; provide employees with good working conditions; and promote effective people management.

Although the report has raised general awareness about the importance of looking after employees’ mental health, it hasn’t had a big impact on how organisations actually approach it, says the REBA survey based on 250 wellbeing, HR and employee benefits specialists.

Almost half (43.3%) of organisations say they are aware of the standards but have not yet assessed themselves against them. One in six (16.8%) have assessed their approach to mental health against the standards. However, fewer than one in 20 (4.2%) believe they are achieving all of them.

Download a copy of the 76-page Employee Wellbeing Research 2019 (free to REBA Professional Members and all those working for REBA Associate Members).

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