Duty of care? | How to support employees with eating disorders

By Donna Chadbone, Senior HR Consultant, Moorepay

Between 1.25 and 3.4 million people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder. Who is affected? What are the warning signs in the workplace?

Do employers have a duty of care to step in? And how do managers and HR address the problem? Keep reading to find out.

Who is affected by eating disorders?

According to Beat, one of the UK’s eating disorder charities, almost one in ten (6.4%) adults display signs of an eating disorder, whether it’s eating too little (anorexia), eating too much (over-eating), inducing vomiting (bulimia), or following restrictive diets that avoid essential nutrients (orthorexia).