HEALTH AND WELLBEING AT WORK

At any one time, 1 in 5 employees in the UK will be experiencing a mental health problem. The total annual cost of this to UK employers is estimated to be in the region of £26 billion pounds per year. This breaks down into the following business costs (source= Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, 2009):

• £8.4 billion due to sickness absence caused by mental health problems alone
• £15.1 billion in presenteeism where staff are not working at full capacity as a result of mental health problems
• £2.4 billion replacing staff who leave work as a result of mental health problems
• This equates to £1,035 per employee per year

 These costs can be reduced by 30% through the introduction of simple measures to better manage mental health in the workplace.

 Cognoscenti can help you to reduce sickness absence/turnover and more effectively manage stress and mental health in the workplace through the provision of a range of services:

• Stress Audits/ Risk Management/Implementing the HSE Management Standards
• Training in stress management/Managing Mental Health in the Workplace
• Resilience Training – to help individuals deal more effectively with stress
• Mindfulness Training – to assist people in making good decisions when experiencing stress
• Using Positive Psychology  to raise mood
• Improving your Psychological Contract
• Improving Staff Engagement/ Motivation