Blog: Supporting employees’ mental health and wellbeing

Diana Salmon, wellbeing manager at Allianz, explains how employers can best support their staff.

One in four people in the UK experience a mental health problem each year according to the mental health charity Mind. Given this, and how distressing it can be for the individual, their family, friends and colleagues, looking after employees’ mental health must be a business priority.

An effective health and wellbeing programme is a great starting point. To demonstrate the organisation’s commitment to mental health, and reach as many employees as possible, this needs to contain a wide variety