Depression at work - identifying and managing employees
10/12/2019 Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Depression is a serious mental health issue. It can affect anyone, at any time, and a third of workers in the UK suffer with depression, stress or anxiety. In 2017/18, this meant 15.4 million working days lost.Employers have a duty of care to their staff. As such, organisations need to look out for signs of depression at work and know how to reach out to those affected. But it's not easy -۠not everyone suffers in the same way.
So how do you tackle this issue?
If you're looking for more information and resources, RoSPA's Online Health and Safety Knowledge Centre can help by providing information on:
-€¢ What are the signs of depression?
-€¢ What are the different types of depression?
-€¢ How to support an employee suffering with depression
To gain access to this information as well as much more, please visit:
www.rospa.com/membership
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