Webinar: Supporting employees’ mental health: Legal considerations and practical application

Working from home, isolation, furlough and the many other challenges presented by the COVID-19 outbreak has had a huge impact on mental health and wellbeing.

It has recently been reported that the cost of staff absences from work due to mental health reasons increased last year by £1.3 billion compared to 2019.

As lockdown restrictions are finally set to ease, this topical webinar addresses key legal considerations for employers on how to address employees’ mental health.

Employment law experts Abigail Brightwell and Louise Brenlund provide guidance on:

• Employers’ legal obligations during lockdown/self-isolation for employees with caring responsibilities
• How employers can help and support staff returning to work
• The legal risks and issues around protecting your employees’ mental health and wellbeing, and how to address these
• Addressing employees’ concerns about returning to the workplace

Webinar guest speaker: Ceri Hodgkiss, West Kent Mind

Our webinar guest speaker is Ceri Hodgkiss from West Kent Mind. Ceri introduces two key tools to assist you with supporting your employees’ mental health and wellbeing: the HSE Talking Toolkit and the Wellness Action Plan from Mind. Used as part of a holistic approach to health within your organisation, these can inform and support your existing or developing wellbeing policy.

With 40% of our wellbeing guided by our own actions and attitude to life, we can all take small steps to improve our mental health. Ceri also shares top tips for self-care and identifies some positive coping strategies to help us navigate the next few months.

Webinar recording and slides

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Target audience

This webinar is relevant for business owners and managers, and anyone involved in the HR function within their organisation.

Delegate feedback

“Thank you. The session was very informative, thought provoking and well delivered.”

“This was a really useful session, covering all relevant topics, giving just the right amount and level of information. Well done and thank you!”

“Perfect length for concentration and really useful content.”

“Great information, thank you so much.”

Webinar supporter

Diversity HR is an established independent recruitment agency covering Sussex, Surrey, London and Kent. They have an outstanding reputation for HR recruitment, placing high calibre candidates within human resources jobs.

Diversity HR offer a comprehensive, non-sales led, discreet and cost-effective recruitment service. They are essentially in-house recruiters with the ability to find candidates who match clients’ requirements.

Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for guidance purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Information correct at time of recording on 11 March 2021.