MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: 9 REASONS WHY IT NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY

Monday 10th October is World Mental Health Day, and the week of the 10th to 14th October is National Work Life week; both are crucial platforms to discuss mental health and stress in the workplace.

This year, the World Mental Health Day message is about making mental health our ‘Number 1’ priority. Alongside this, the National Work Life campaign, organised by Working Families, aims to facilitate the growth of flexible working in all business areas, suggesting that it’s more important than ever given the cost-of-living crisis.

At Sodexo Engage, every day is about raising awareness of the importance of taking care of mental health in the workplace. We provide award-winning products, wellbeing packages, and employee assistant programmes that enable employers to do just this.

In this blog, we take a look at: Disengagement and lack of motivation, duty of care, talent acquisition, and employee retention.