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Employment and mental health
- Authors:
- KHAN Masood, BOARDMAN Jed
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- London
This report focus on mental health and employment, examining the recent national initiatives and policies and the key arguments for improving the access of people with mental health conditions to the labour market, and setting out key priorities and future prospects. The paper suggests that as well as offering a number of social, health and economic benefits, strong moral and human rights arguments can be put forward to support the creation of employment opportunities for people with mental health problems. The paper highlights a number of approaches to improving employment support, focusing in particular on the following themes: the importance of work and employment for personal recovery; the value of approaching treatment and employment support in parallel; the importance of a clear social perspective on health and social interventions in medical training and in the training of psychiatrists; the need for an integrated approach to employment support; the implementation of evidence-based approaches to supported employment; the clarification of the role of mental health in occupational health services; the importance of primary care services; the importance of valuing people’s lived experience of mental health problems; the development of a clear perspective on public mental health and employment; and the need to define the role of commissioning in improving employment opportunities for people with mental health problems. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health at work: the business costs ten years on
- Authors:
- PARSONAGE Michael, SAINI Geena
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper estimates the cost of mental health problems to UK employers for the financial year 2016/17, updating previous figures published by the Centre for Mental Health. It calculates business costs due to sickness absence, reduced productivity when staff are at work or 'presenteeism', and in relation to replacing staff who leave their jobs for mental health reasons. The estimates show that costs to employers come to £34.9 billion for the financial year 2016/17, equivalent to approximately £1,300 for every employee in the UK workforce. The findings show that improving mental health in the workplace makes good business sense. It highlights the need for organisations to promote wellbeing, create healthy work environments, support those experiencing mental ill-health and equip employees returning to work. (Edited publisher abstract)
Voluntary reporting on disability, mental health and wellbeing: a framework to support employers to report voluntarily on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
The voluntary reporting framework has been developed by the government in partnership with leading businesses and third sector organisations to support employers to voluntarily report information on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. It also sets out the benefits of increased transparency in the workplace, guidance on how data can be collected and where it can be reported, and links to further support. The aim is that greater transparency and reporting will act as effective leavers in creating cultural change and a more inclusive society. The framework is aimed at organisations with over 250 employees, but can be used by employers of any size. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health and employment
- Author:
- TRADES UNION CONGRESS
- Publisher:
- Trades Union Congress
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- London
Building on early TUC research and a 2016 analysis of official employment statistics, this report looks at the employment of disabled people, and in particular examines the employment of people with depression and mental health problems. The analysis shows that there is a significant difference in the employment rates of people with depression and mental health problems, compared to non-disabled people. The report argues that although the employment rate for disabled people is increasing, this is happening too slowly for the government to reach its 2015 commitment of halving the disability employment gap by 2020. It makes policy recommendations for both employers and government in order to help disabled people stay in work, ensure they have access to justice if they face discrimination in employment, and have the necessary support when they are unemployed and looking for work. (Edited publisher abstract)
Let's talk: improving conversations about disability at work
- Author:
- SCOPE
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- London
This research explores the opportunities and barriers working disabled people come across in having conversations about disability at work. It also highlights gaps between policies and practice that are preventing businesses from supporting disabled staff at work and looks at what employers and Government can do to reduce the risk disabled people perceive they face when sharing information. It draws on the results of interviews with disabled people about their experiences of talking about disability at work and two surveys, one with 306 working disabled people and another with a 1004 disabled people. The findings are discussed across the following themes: the barriers to sharing information at work; what can lead to sharing information; outcomes of sharing information; and what needs to change. The issues in each section are illustrated with case studies and results from the surveys. The results found that many disabled people struggle to share information about their impairment or condition in the workplace, which can make it harder to access the support and adjustments they need. The final section provides recommendations to disabled people, employers and to Government. (Edited publisher abstract)
Thriving at Work: the Stevenson / Farmer review of mental health and employers
- Authors:
- STEVENSON Dennis, FARMER Paul
- Publishers:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 84
- Place of publication:
- London
This independent review sets out what employers can do to better support all employees, including those with mental health problems to remain in and thrive through work. It includes analysis that explores the significant cost of poor mental health to UK businesses and the economy as a whole. It reports that poor mental health costs employers between £33 billion and £42 billion a year, with an annual cost to the UK economy of between £74 billion and £99 billion. The review quantifies how investing in supporting mental health at work is good for business and productivity. Drawing on the accounts of over 200 employers of people with mental health problems and experts in mental health and work, the review outlines core principles and standards that all employers should commit to. It also highlights examples of employers who are taking positive and innovative steps to support the mental health of their employees. The review makes a total of 40 recommendations for employers, regulators, government, the public sector and other bodies. These include for all employers to adopt six ‘mental health core standards’ that lay basic foundations for an approach to workplace mental health. It also details how large employers and the public sector can develop these standards further through a set of ‘mental health enhanced standards’. (Edited publisher abstract)
The economic costs of child maltreatment in the UK: a preliminary study
- Authors:
- CONTI Gabriella, et al
- Publisher:
- NSPCC
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 59
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on economic analysis of existing UK longitudinal datasets, this study estimates the lifetime economic costs of child maltreatment in the UK in terms of its impact on health care, social care, education, the criminal justice system and the impact of lost productivity on the economy. The report provides a summary of the literature on the effects of child maltreatment on outcomes, data sources considered, analyses of the effect of child maltreatment on selected socioeconomic and health outcomes, and details of the cost analysis. The data shows that any maltreatment in childhood is associated with worse mental health outcomes, smoking behaviour, alcohol use, lower probability of employment and greater welfare dependence. The cost analysis calculated the discounted average lifetime cost of non-fatal child maltreatment per victim to be £89,390. The largest contributors to these costs were social care costs, short-term health-related costs, and the costs resulting from a lower probability of employment. Lifetime cost per death from child maltreatment was estimated to be £940,758. The results show the money spent on a case of child maltreatment and what could be saved if child maltreatment was prevented. The findings may be useful for evaluating existing child maltreatment interventions and prevention services and making the business case for new services and interventions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Rethinking disability at work: recommendations, polling data and key statistics
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
- Publisher:
- Centre for Social Justice
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- London
Outlines key recommendations from the findings of research to explore why disabled people are significantly under-represented the workplace and suggests ways to narrow the disability employment gap. To address the large numbers of disabled people who fall out of employment, the report makes recommendations for the use of apprenticeships; the creation of better working environments, and a better system to manage returns to work after a sickness absence. The report also includes recommendations on how employers can be supported and encouraged to employ disabled people, highlighting the many benefits that disabled people bring to the workplace; the relationship between out-of-work benefits and employment support; and how to improve support to people with learning disabilities and mental health into work. The report also includes detail of polling data and key statistics from the research. (Edited publisher abstract)