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Article

10 Sep 2015

Author:
Claire Coleman, Telegraph (UK)

UK: Increase in companies with programmes to address & prevent mental health of employees

"Forward-thinking firms keep employees' issues in mind", 8 Sep 2015

...[I]n 2013 in the UK, 15.2 million days off were down to mental health problems such as stress, depression and anxiety...[M]ore and more employers are realising that keeping staff healthy is not just about offering them subsidised gym membership. As a result, we are seeing an increasing focus on mental healthcare and companies taking steps to ensure this is part of their well-being package...[I]t may also be through offering flexible working arrangements – as many of Britain's healthiest companies, including Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Sweaty Betty and Old Mutual do – which can help support a better work-life balance...Britain's healthiest companies take a variety of approaches to help manage and, when necessary, treat stress...Johnson & Johnson...gives employees access to on-site physiotherapists and massage therapists as part of its stress- management strategy...Old Mutual's employee assistance programme includes counselling on almost any topic...Adidas goes a step further, offering emotional and mental health clinics to all staff plus life coaches...