Mental Health & Work: Mini Series Episode 4

Mental Health: An interview with the experts 

Mental Health of employees is a difficult subject for employers to tackle and there are a number of implications of getting it wrong. In this mini series I will be focusing on Mental Health at Work and providing some hints, tips and legal advice for employers. This is the final episode in the series and I interview Ian Smith and Gill Hepburn from the italk Employment Team who are specialists in providing support and guidance to employees having difficulties at work as a result of or related to mental health conditions.

In this episode we will cover:

• What the italk service is and who they help;
• Guidance and tips for employers and employees;
• Why mental health training for managers and supervisors is important;
• Causes of issues at work;
• Tips for employees who have mental health conditions;
• Discussion on why more employees are diagnosed with mental health conditions as a result of work;
• Why employers should know what their own policies and procedures say about mental health at work;
• Resources and ideas for employers.

Resources for you

1. www.italk.org.uk
2. italk Employment Service
3. Mindful Employer - www.mindfulemployer.net
4. Mind - Free resources for Employers 
5. Find Psychological Therapies near you
6. Legal and practical help for employers is available from the Real Employment Law Team why not give us a call and let an expert take care of it for you 023 8098 2006 or 01983 897003.