Avove signs the Mental Health at Work Commitment
We are delighted to announce that we have signed the Mental Health at Work Commitment on “Time to Talk Day” (2 February 2023), which is the nation’s dedicated day for supporting mental health conversations, encouraging friends, families, colleagues, communities and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives.
Developed with the knowledge and expertise of mental health charities, leading employers and trade organisations, the Mental Health at Work Commitment provides a simple framework for employers who recognise the importance of promoting colleague wellbeing. This framework sets out six clear standards based on what best practice has shown is needed to make a difference and better equip employers to create an environment where colleagues can thrive.
We are proud to announce that we have signed the Mental Health at Work commitment on Time to Talk Day. Mental health is a priority for us and we share many synergies with the six standards in the commitment – including promoting an open culture and encouraging our colleagues to talk openly about mental health and wellbeing throughout the year.
The commitment signifies our pledge to raise awareness of the mental health issues which are prevalent across the construction industry – and keep the conversations going.”
Avove, Executive Chair, Mark Perkins
We’re delighted to see Avove sign the Mental Health at Work Commitment. By embedding our six standards in the way they operate, Avove is demonstrating a real commitment to supporting the mental health of those in their workplace.
We know it can be hard to talk about mental health and seek support, which is why public commitments such as this one are so important. With issues like stress, anxiety and depression common across all employers, regardless of size or sector, we want to see every employer recognise and address any work-related causes of poor mental health among their colleagues and it’s fantastic to see organisations like Avove taking the lead.”
Mental Health at Work, National Lead, Andrew Berrie
Survey of Findings:
In a survey of UK adults conducted by Business in the Community in partnership with Bupa in 2020, only one in two (51%) of employees say they feel comfortable talking about mental health in the workplace, whilst two in five (39%) report they have experienced a work-related mental health issue in the last year.
The cost of poor mental health to UK employers has been estimated to be between £42 billion and £45 billion, according to the Mental Health and Employers Report published in 2020 by Deloitte and investment in workplace support and interventions remains a key issue.
For more information, you can visit the website at www.mentalhealthatwork.org.uk
