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advice for reducing stigma and managing mental health hazards in your workplace.
MAKING A BUSINESS CASE FOR PSYCHOLOGICALLY SAFE WORKPLACES
When you talk about the business case for creating a mentally healthy culture, you have to
talk about cost. Doing nothing is costly. When we don't consider our mental health, benefit
premiums often skyrocket – mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety rapidly
become a significant cause of disability. Not only does this diminish individual productivity,
it impacts your team as a whole through presenteeism.
WHAT IS PRESENTEEISM AND WHY IS IT A PROBLEM?
A common term in this conversation is presenteeism. As defined by the Canadian Mental
Health Association: Presenteeism is the action of employees coming to work despite having a
sickness that justifies an absence and as a consequence, they are performing their work under
sub-optimal conditions. A psychologically safe workplace leads to more productive staff and
diminishes rates of presenteeism.
Presenteeism is the action of employees coming to
work despite having a sickness that justifies an absence
and as a consequence, they are performing their work
under sub-optimal conditions.
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