mental health at work
By receiving proper mental health care, productivity increases, absenteeism decreases, and total medical costs decrease. • Having a healthy workforce that shows up to work in a good frame of mind, ready to work benefits everyone. It is increasingly being recognized that the mental health of employees is a crucial determinant in their overall health and that poor mental health and stressors at the workplace can be a contributory factor to a range of physical illnesses like hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular conditions, amongst others. • Mental health problems have an impact on employers and businesses directly through increased absenteeism, negative impact on productivity and profits, as well as an increase in costs to deal with the issue. In addition, they impact employee morale adversely. Key facts • Work is good for mental health but a negative working environment can lead to physical and mental health problems. • Depression and anxiety have a significant economic impact;...