The more employers step into the area of supporting mental health, the more they open themselves up to claims that they are falling short, says the Financial Times' Brooke Masters.
Given how much productive time has, historically, been lost to stress and other mental health issues, it is good news that employers are trying to make it easier to access treatment. But the more employers insert themselves into the whole area of supporting mental health, the more they open themselves up to claims that they are falling short.
A new poll of more than 2,500 US workers by recruitment consultants Robert Walters found that 60 per cent said they were suffering workplace stress, and nearly half said concerns about job stability were the biggest trigger. Despite a big increase in corporate spending on wellness initiatives since the start of the pandemic, 62 per cent still told pollsters that their employers were not doing enough to combat stress.
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