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Mental health and reasonable adjustments: a masterclass
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Overview
Many employers are aware of mental health and the impact it can have for organisations. But they may not know about proactive approaches they can take to support workers.
Organisations are more likely to thrive and attract and retain staff if workers:
- can talk openly about their mental health
- feel supported and encouraged to develop coping strategies
Join us at this event to:
- explore mental health, stress, and burnout
- understand employer responsibilities and duty of care
- discuss practical steps to help create a healthy and productive workforce
Business Need
Recent research published by MHFA England found:
- depression and anxiety caused 22.1 million lost days last year
- presenteeism costs 2 to 3 times more than sickness absence
- for every £1 spent on supporting mental health, employers get £4.70 back in productivity
Supporting workers well can also help with motivation and retention.
Delivered via Zoom, this digital conference will explore:
- recognising the signs of mental ill health
- having conversations around mental health
- good practice in creating a strategic and inclusive well-being culture
- wellbeing action plans
- mental health disability discrimination and reasonable adjustments
- reducing legal risks
Suitable For
Those who would benefit from attending this event include:
- Line managers, supervisors and team leaders
- HR professionals
- Change project managers and teams
- Business owners
- Planning and policy leads
- Operations specialists
- Trade Union/employee representatives
- Individuals who wish to further their professional development
Programme
Chaired by Simon Allen, Senior Business Advisor, Acas
Speakers:
The legal framework and good practice - Gill Wootton, Senior Business Advisor, Acas
- The Equality Act and mental health
- the impact on people at work
- duty to make reasonable adjustments
- practical vs medical need – workplace adjustments
- risks (ET, productivity, conflict)
Starting the conversation - Angela Matthews, Director of Public Policy & Research, Business Disability Forum
- noticing the signs and the importance of early intervention
- intersectionality awareness – how people with certain protected characteristics might be more likely to experience mental ill health
- signposting to help and the importance of referral
- what to say and what not to say
- looking after your own mental health as a first responder
Occupational Health: making reasonable adjustments work - a whole systems approach - Francoise Woolley, Senior Consultant, Affinity Health at Work
- moving beyond compliance
- recommendations for mental health
- making the best use of Occupational Health
- capability and reasonable adjustments
- common reasons why adjustments fail
- supporting sustainable return to work
Agreeing support - Dr. Nasser Siabi, CEO, Microlink PC (UK) Ltd
- the gap between recommendation and implementation
- the cost of delayed workplace adjustments
- measuring the effectiveness of support plans
- supporting employees where mental health, neurodiversity and disability intersect
- how technology can enable effective workplace adjustments
Please note: this programme may be subject to change to ensure the content reflects current best practice guidance