There are nearly 7 million people of working age in the UK living with a disability. However, not every disability is obvious or visible; in fact, 70% of people have a disability that isn’t visible. The term “disabilityโ applies to a range of people with different issues or long-term conditions, not just physical conditions such as wheelchair use. Many ‘hidden’ conditions such as stress or depression which may also be included in the definition.
For people living with a disability, their working life may be an essential part of their participation in society. A successful integration of people with disabilities can also have a positive effect on the reputation of the business. This effect can be a decisive element in purchase-decision processes. Apart from positive effects on customers and suppliers, employees are also more motivated to work for an employer who has a good reputation.
- By aligning simple measures to support mental our dedicated partners have:
- Increased productivity
- Increased profit and reduced business costs.
- Improved staff moral & performance.
- Enhanced their reputation as an employer to work for.
- Helped to honour their duty of care to all employees.
- Became an employer & business partner of choice.
Lead your people to better mental health
In an ideal world, we would all enjoy good mental wellbeing, but the pressures of work and life balance means we are not always able to achieve it. The difficulty of identifying someone’s mental wellbeing is that someone may look like they are coping well, but in reality, it may not be further from the truth.
Companies and organisations across the country are recognising the impact that poor mental health can have on their workforce, and hence the negative effect it has on business. There is a crucial need for employers to create a healthy work environment to minimise poor mental health, but also to support those wanting to work while managing mental health issues or disabilities.
Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
We collaborate with employers, to advance effective approaches to mental wellbeing in the workplace.
- Promote business quality for mental health care, including early recognition, access to care and effective treatment.
- Provide tools and resources to help your team to act.
- Promote diversity, acceptance, and respect in the workplace.
- Have a team-building session focused on mental health. Remind your team that we all have times when our mental health is less good.
- Continue to promote mental health and wellbeing initiatives across the wider organisation.
- Be approachable and continue to provide opportunities for employees to speak to you when they are ready.
It’s our people who make us what we are
Recruited UK are making a positive difference to the quality of life, for all candidates and clients in the support for mental wellbeing. We made significant progress for change within the workplace, which has set us out to be the recruiter of choice across all industry sectors. We believe in people who want to work, live and be happy. We offer support to people with physical mental disabilities.
