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Objectives
| The objectives of this resource are: |
- to highlight the economic necessity of effectively managing mental health issues in the workplace;
- to encourage managers to take a proactive approach to achieving positive mental health within their workplace;
- to remind employers of their legal responsibilities in relation to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and to provide some guidance on making ‘reasonable adjustments’;
- to address the key issues relating to staff and mental health problems;
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- to inform and educate managers about mental health problems;
- to support line managers through the early identification of the behavioural warning signals associated with stress, anxiety and mild depression;
- to provide guidance to line managers on how to effectively deal with absence, conflict, bullying and harassment; and,
- to raise awareness of the comprehensive support available to employers to promote good mental health in the workplace.
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