Mental health problems are all too common in the workplace, and it is the leading cause of sickness absence. A staggering 70 million work days are lost each year due to mental health problems in the UK, costing employers approximately £2.4 billion per year.
 
An essential building block for workplace mental health is having open, authentic conversations about mental health in the workplace, both individually and strategically. Mental Health is more important than ever as we recover from the impact of the pandemic.

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 were updated in 2024 to include the requirement that employers consider the mental health of employees in their risk assessments.