Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing

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Employers Responsibilities

• Has your organisation produced, implemented and communicated a mental health at work plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is your organisation providing employees with good working conditions, ensuring they have a healthy work life balance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is your organisation promoting mental health awareness among employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is your organisation routinely monitoring employee mental health and wellbeing in my workplace?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does your organisation promote effective people management, ensuring all employees have a regular conversation about their health and wellbeing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does your organisation encourage open conversations about mental health and the support available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Effective Line Management Relationship

• Have you provided opportunities for managers to attend relevant training to support staff living with mental health problems and the wellbeing of all staff more widely.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you provided proactive support for staff managing people with mental health problems, including access to HR and, where necessary, occupational health services.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Acknowlege that line managers who have personal lived experience of mental health problems are a unique asset to a company.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Valuing Mental Health

• Have you committed to developing an approach to mental health at work that protects and improves mental health for everyone, whilst supporting those people who experience distress?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are you reviewing the way you do business to ensure your everyday working culture is as mentally healthy as possible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you committed to conduct regular staff surveys and other research to build data about staff mental health, using findings to plan and deliver action and inform workplace policies?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Addressing Discrimination

• Have you ensured that discrimination on the grounds of mental health status is seen to be as unacceptable as discrimination in relation to other protected characteristics such as race, gender or sexual orientation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you encouraged staff to report any discrimination or harassment they face and to blow the whistle on discrimination they witness?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Valuing Diversity

• Have you included mental health in diversity and inclusion strategies, and recognise the mental health component of wider equality initiatives?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are people given positive reasons to disclose by establishing a culture that values authenticity and openness – this should be led from the top of the organisation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you explored setting up peer support and mentoring programmes for staff with experience of mental health problems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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