The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week (15 – 21 May) this year is ‘anxiety’, and Acas has new and updated guidance on managing work-related stress to support both employers and employees.
The guidance covers:
· Causes and signs of stress
· Understanding the law on work-related stress
· Supporting employees with work-related stress
· Preventing work-related stress
Please also check out additional resources about how to managing during difficult times:
Understand more about hybrid working and how it can benefit your employees and your business
Understand what to include in a flexible working policy, and how to handle flexible working requests
How to respond to a flexible working request
Advice on supporting your staff’s mental health at work
Acas Mental Health Framework to understand the components of a healthy workplace
Managing in difficult times: Listening is free
Work-related stress: lifting the pressure at work
Make it routine to prevent work-related stress
How to address mental health at work
Author: Chau Doan – Stakeholder Communications Manager, ACAS
Photo credit: Riccardo
