{"id":2638,"date":"2014-08-13T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T14:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2014-08-13T15:59:01","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T14:59:01","slug":"mental-health-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/mental-health-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health In The Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2653\" style=\"width: 129px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mental-health.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2653\" class=\"wp-image-2653 \" alt=\"mental health\" src=\"http:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mental-health-198x300.jpg\" width=\"119\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mental-health-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mental-health.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Free Digital Images\/artur84<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The death of Robin Williams this week has highlighted the issues of mental health and its devasting effects. \u00a0Mental health in the workplace is often a difficult subject to deal with as it can be misunderstood. \u00a0Mental health issues can include depression, anxiety and bi polar disease to name but a few conditions. \u00a0Employees with mental health issues may appear troublesome and managing them can be difficult to their behaviour which can include being disruptive, turning up for work late or not showing up at all.<\/p>\n<p>Mental health is surrounded by prejudice, ignorance and fear. \u00a0People with mental health have many problems may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People become isolated<\/li>\n<li>They are excluded from everyday activities<\/li>\n<li>It is harder to get or keep a job<\/li>\n<li>People can be reluctant to seek help, which makes recovery slower and more difficult<\/li>\n<li>Their physical health is affected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One in four of us will experience a mental health issue at some point in our lives and one in ten young people. \u00a0We shall probably work with someone experiencing mental health and those who have mental health issues fear the reaction about discussing their problems.<\/p>\n<p>There are many myths about mental health issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mental health problems are very rare.<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\"><\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">People with mental illness aren\u2019t able to work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\"><\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Young people just go through ups and downs as part of puberty, it\u2019s nothing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\"><\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">People with mental health illnesses are usually violent and unpredictable<\/span><\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s easy for young people to talk to friends about their feelings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>People with mental health problems are more dangerous to themselves than they are to others: \u00a090%<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>of people who die through suicide in the UK are experiencing mental distress. \u00a0Substance abuse appears to play a role: The prevalence of violence is higher among people who have symptoms of substance abuse (discharged psychiatric patients and non-patients).<\/p>\n<p>It makes good business sense to support employees with mental health issues. \u00a0The Equality Act 2010 protects employees with mental health issues and they are protected against disability discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>Where an employee&#8217;s mental health is impacting on their job role an employer should seek occupational health advice to establish if they are fit for work and if there are any reasonable adjustments that could be made to enable them to remain the workplace. \u00a0It is essential to seek such advice particularly if dismissal is being considered.<\/p>\n<p>An employer needs to demonstrate they have taken into account the following which was set out in case law\u00a0Lynock v Cereal Packaging Ltd [1988] IRLR 511,:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">the nature of the illness<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">the likelihood of it recurring or of some other illness arising<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">the length of the various absences and the periods between them<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">the need for the employer to have the work done<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">the impact of the absences on other employees<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">the importance of a personal assessment of the situation<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">the importance of consultation with the employee<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">the importance of appropriate warnings of dismissal if there is no noticeable improvement.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The death of Robin Williams this week has highlighted the issues of mental health and its devasting effects. \u00a0Mental health in the workplace is often a difficult subject to deal with as it can be misunderstood. \u00a0Mental health issues can include depression, anxiety and bi polar disease to name but a few conditions. \u00a0Employees with 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