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The Daily PollPoll: Do you feel comfortable talking about your mental health in your workplace?
Around 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs every year in the UK.
UP TO 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs every year, a new UK report says.
Paul Farmer, co-author of the Thriving At Work report, said that mental health was still a taboo subject in many workplaces.
The report makes 40 recommendations about how employers and the UK government can support employees to remain at work, such as creating an online wellbeing portal.
Companies are also being asked to include a section on employee mental health in their annual reports. However, the report found that just 11% of UK companies do this.
“Opportunities are missed to prevent poor mental health and ensure that employees who may be struggling get the support they need,” Farmer told the BBC.
So, we want to know: Do you feel comfortable talking about your mental health in your workplace?
Poll Results:
No (5466)
Yes (1405)
I'm not sure (493)
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