According to Acas, mental health problems cost UK organisations around £26 billion each year and the recession is making things worse.
The organisation is encouraging businesses to prepare for the longer term effects of the downturn and implement policies and procedures to help cope with mental health issues in the workplace.
Acas Chair Ed Sweeney explained: “The economy may hopefully have seen the worst of the recession but the impact on workplaces will be felt far into the future.
“Implementing procedures to effectively deal with mental health issues in the workplace has strong benefits for individuals and organisations. Early intervention can play a critical part in reducing the problem of ill health at work and this ‘prevention over cure’ approach will ultimately help businesses and employees save time, stress and money.”
But who is going to own up to being stressed or to suffering mental health problems – particularly when so many jobs are on the line?
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