Pilot scheme to tackle workplace absence due to mental illness

This can only be a good thing. Many employers would bend over backwards to retain employees with serious physical illnesses or injury but lack of understanding of mental illnesses or the fact that it is still taboo for many people, means that employees with mental health problems often get short shrift and end up resigning or even being made redundant.Such employees are often not in a position to fight for themselves owing to their conditions, or they are fearful of telling employers or prospective employers about their conditions lest they should lose their jobs or not be considered in the first place.

I am the Finance & Admin Manager of a Company called Dove Centre for Training & Employment (T/a Dove Designs), which is also a Social Firm working with adults with severe and enduring mental health problems. I would be very interested to read any comments you receive and, if possible, a copy of the research findings when the document is complete. Would there be a chance of that?

My email address is karenpayton@dovedesigns.fsnet.co.uk

I look forward to hearing from you.



Regards,

Karen.