Acas guidance on promoting positive mental health

Mental health costs UK employers £26 billion every year including £8.4 billion in sickness absence and £15.1 billion in reduced productivity.

Talking about mental health in the workplace can be intimidating and managers often worry about getting it wrong. Acas can provide http://acasnational.cmail3.com/t/r-l-dikkft-siktrditj-i/";>guidance and http://acasnational.cmail3.com/t/r-l-dikkft-siktrditj-u/";>trainingto help.

Why is it important?

A CIPD study has highlighted the real business impacts of poor mental health in employees:
- 37% of sufferers are more likely to get into conflict with colleagues
- 57% find it harder to juggle multiple tasks
- 80% find it difficult to concentrate
- 62% take longer to do tasks
- 50% are potentially less patient with customers/clients.

Acas training course: Mental Health Awareness for Employers

Our dedicated http://acasnational.cmail3.com/t/r-l-dikkft-siktrditj-o/";>mental health awareness training coursecan help managers and supervisors:

• recognise the signs of mental health problems in the workplace
• understand how good management and early intervention can reduce the risk of stress or other mental health problems
• support employees affected by mental health problems whether in work or during any absence
• enable return to work and feel more confident helping employees settle back in following absence.

http://acasnational.cmail3.com/t/r-l-dikkft-siktrditj-b/";>View more course details or http://acasnational.cmail3.com/t/r-l-dikkft-siktrditj-n/";>book now

You can also download our new guidance booklet http://acasnational.cmail3.com/t/r-l-dikkft-siktrditj-p/";>'Promoting positive mental health at work' and http://acasnational.cmail3.com/t/r-l-dikkft-siktrditj-x/";>top tips fact sheet.

Other related Acas training:

• http://acasnational.cmail3.com/t/r-l-dikkft-siktrditj-m/";>Managing stress
• http://acasnational.cmail3.com/t/r-l-dikkft-siktrditj-c/";>Supervisor skills
• http://acasnational.cmail3.com/t/r-l-dikkft-siktrditj-q/";>Absence management
• http://acasnational.cmail3.com/t/r-l-dikkft-siktrditj-a/";>Having difficult conversations

Tailored training

Acas can also tailor management training for your organisation and deliver it in your workplace.

By training a group of managers at once we can ensure that the course focuses on your own policies, procedures and real-life situations. You can ensure that managers have a consistent understanding and also save time and money. An Acas expert will work with your managers or HR department to assess your needs and design a training programme tailored to your organisation.

For more information about this event please contact:

Karen Shaw
[Tel] 01709 828694
karen.shaw2@nicholasassociates.co.uk