Blog: Do you know how to help a stressed workforce?
On World Mental Health Day Matthew Reed, of Equipsme, discusses how stress can hit workers and outlines what SMEs, including brokers, can do to help staff.
Facing outwards, the insurance industry has got better at talking about vulnerable customers and considering how a change in life circumstances can affect both financial resilience and require a more supportive method of communication.
The broking industry has also started to accept mental health as an issue that affects us as a profession as well. But there is more to do to support employees on a day-to-day basis.
Tipping point
Mental health charity Mind describes mental health as being on
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