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Posted: Mon 11th Dec 2023
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The need to consider your and your employees' mental wellbeing has never been more important. This guide helps you to navigate the support that's available and provides access to resources that you can use to manage mental health.
As an employer, you have a duty of care to do all you reasonably can to support your employees' health and wellbeing. Supporting your team's health and wellbeing also helps promote a positive and productive working environment, and can help you attract and retain staff.
Find mental health support services near you and access a range of self-help guides from the NHS.
The Good Work Standard is a free accreditation scheme led by the Mayor of London. It recognises employers who are committed to best practices in four pillars:
Pay and conditions
Workplace wellbeing
Skills and progression
Diversity and recruitment
The Mayor of London has a series of guides to help support the wellbeing of businesses and employees across the capital:
Digital resources for wellbeing [PDF, 408 KB]
Financial wellbeing in the workplace [PDF, 280 KB]
Five ways to wellbeing [PDF, 277 KB]
Flexible and remote working [PDF, 227 KB]
Positive psychology at work [PDF, 320 KB]
Promoting physical activity at work [PDF, 476 KB]
Business support organisations across the UK have published a wide range of resources to help support employee health and wellbeing, including the following:
Acas provides advice and guidance on supporting mental health at work.
CIPD provides resources to help employers understand the benefits of an effective wellbeing programme.
The Health and Safety Executive provides advice and support on managing work-related stress.
The Mental Health Foundation has guidance on supporting mental health at work.
Mind has a library of resources on workplace health and wellbeing, covering topics such as stress, returning to work, managing anxiety and mental health support.
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