Taking action doesn’t have to be ground-breaking, your response can be small things that make a big difference. “Some of the most common issues are workload pressures, tight deadlines, too much responsibility and a lack of managerial support. Employers should make it routine to check in with individuals and teams about pressures they’re facing and agree actions to help prevent and address them. Stress, depression and anxiety are the number one cause of work-related ill-health in Great Britain.Įlizabeth Goodwill, head of work-related stress and mental health policy team at HSE, said: “Small actions done routinely can make a huge difference to how stress and mental health issues are recognised and responded to where you work. World Mental Health Day (10 October) has been celebrated for over 30 years, and whilst awareness and acceptance of stress and mental health may be increasing, action – particularly prevention – is not. Measures should be put in place to prevent stress and support workers’ mental health.
No matter the size or type of business, employers have a legal duty to ensure risks of stress and mental ill-health are considered in health and safety risk assessments and acted upon.
The law requires all employers to prevent work related stress to support good mental health in the workplace. The Mark Milsome Foundation, The Association of British Theatre Technicians and The British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions, will now join 23 Working Minds partners across different industries to raise awareness of the support available and the campaign’s key messages. In the Looking Glass ’22 survey conducted by the Film and TV Charity only 11% described the industry as a mentally healthy place to work. This can result in lots of uncertainty and long and unsociable hours. The scale of reported work-related stress across the UK economy has been increasing year on year, and Britain’s workplace regulator is campaigning for employers to take action.Īs the world acknowledges World Mental Health Day, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) welcomes three new partners to its Working Minds campaign, which urges workplaces to take action on work related stress and mental health.Īll three new partners joining Working Minds campaign are in the entertainment and leisure sector – an industry which by its very nature, is fast paced and changeable with many being self-employed, freelancers or contracted for set amounts of time.
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