Supportive culture | How to provide better mental health through risk assessment

By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development and Marketing at Generali UK Employee Benefits

No amount of fruit bowls, motivational talks and mindfulness apps will paper over the cracks of a toxic or non-supportive culture.

It’s all very well giving employees tools for staying mentally healthy, but employers, managers and supervisors must also play a more active role in creating a working environment that is psychologically safe for them. And many organisations clearly still have some way to go.

According to the latest UK Labour Force data, in 2019/20 stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 51% of all work-related ill health cases and 55% of all working days lost due to work-related ill health.¹