Mental health | Former England Cricketer on why staff should find a 'natural rhythm'

With this week marking Mental Health Awareness Week (May 10-16, 2021), HR leaders will be turning their attention to how they can offer support to their staff members.

Following the global pandemic, studies have indicated that mental health worries have rocketed, placing more pressure on HR teams to support the wider workforce.

For example, Close Brothers’ Expecting the unexpected: a spotlight on preparing for a crisis report, recently revealed that more than half (51%) of employees have experienced an increase in worries relating to their mental health due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Meanwhile, other concerns that have cropped up include financial worries, as a recent study by borofree discovered that one in ten UK employees have found that financial worries, sparked by the pandemic, have impacted their productivity and ability to perform at work over the past 12 months.