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Welfare or Farewell? Mental health and stress in the workplace

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  • Dr Heather Rolfe

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Mental health problems, including stress, account for a high proportion of sickness absence and result in loss of employment. The paper presents findings from a recent qualitative research study into employers' policies and practices in relation to mental health and stress. A number of problems are identified in how employers perceive mental health, particularly in the distinction between Ôhome' and Ôwork-based'problems and in how it is dealt with. These include managers' skills in dealing with mental health issues and in the availability of help, such as counselling. The paper identifies a range of measures which would improve current practice. These are seen to have wider benefits in improving employee well-being more generally.

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  • Dr Heather Rolfe, 2006. "Welfare or Farewell? Mental health and stress in the workplace," National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers 268, National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:nsr:niesrd:268
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    1. Patrick Bruce & Carol Bruce & Victor Hrymak & Niamh Hickey & Patricia Mannix McNamara, 2022. "Staff Stress and Interpersonal Conflict in Secondary Schools—Implications for School Leadership," Societies, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-17, December.

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