Research by YouGov shows that the overall annual loss to the economy due to mental ill health has been estimated at between £70 billion and £100 billion!

 For workplaces research has found that poor mental health is costing UK employers over £51bn a year (2023). Presenteeism was found to be the largest contributor, costing businesses £24bn a year, alongside burnout and the impact of family members’ mental health hitting performance.

The report as looked into how the mental health of children and young people affect working parents - they found that parents’ concern about their children was costing UK employers £8bn annually. This was attributed to parents and carers being forced to take time off work for caring responsibilities. Consequently, the stress impacts their performance and leads to staff leaving their roles altogether.

For every £1 employers spent on supporting workers’ mental health, they got nearly £4.70 back on their investment in terms of improved productivity. (YouGov (2023) on behalf of Deloitte).

WHY SHOULD I CATER FOR MY EMPLOYEES MENTAL WELL-BEING?

Expected Staff benefits

The Thearpeutic Hour has designed workshops that will practically equip your staff with simple, yet effective skills and techniques, to manage everyday stresses and pressures; all of which impact your employees ability to fufill their role.  Employee engagement with workshops encourages positivity, self-development, self-awareness, increases confidence and independence… all of which will result in positive well-being and mental health.

Expected employer benefits

When your staff feel valued, seen and heard; naturally its expected that their out put will reflect this on a day to day basis. It is widely acknowledged that for every pound spent on employees mental health, employers can expect to see around a fourfold return on their investment - due to increased productivity, attendance and overall staff morale.