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01 Mar 2016
by Liz Morrell

Benefits Shifts 2016: Mental health of employees now seen as important as physical health

While employers have long supported their staff in encouraging physical health REBA’s latest industry report REBA/JLT Employee Benefits Shifts Research 2016, shows that the encouragement of mental health is now as important, for most employees.

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The study, of 300 pay, reward and employee benefit professionals in the UK, showed that nine in ten (89%) already offer staff counselling as a core benefit to some or all of their employees. This number is set to grow further – rising to 92.6% in 2016 and beyond.

Debi O’Donovan, partner at REBA, said it was encouraging to see employers placing such a huge focus on the mental health of their staff. “Stress and stress related absence is a huge problem for businesses that can take many forms and have a major impact on productivity, attendance and moral.

"By encouraging staff to talk openly and honestly – and offering support where required – encourages a more open culture where staff will be more willing to share problems and enable employers to better help them resolve issues before they become a major problem"

Find out more about the shifting benefits and reward landscape in 2016 and beyond: download the REBA/JLT Employee Benefits Shift Research 2016

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