New handbook helps employers better support staff mental health

A new handbook to help employers better support their staff's mental health has been launched by the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council.

- Lee Li Ying Correspondent

Launched by the Workplace Safety and Health Council on Oct 13, the handbook covers topics like how to nurture a positive culture for workplace mental health and how to help employees recovering from mental health conditions.

(ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG)

The recommendations in the handbook cover topics such as how to nurture a positive culture for workplace mental health, how to set up workplace support systems, and how to help employees recovering from mental health conditions return to work with confidence.

The 40-page document also features case studies from local organisations, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), on how they have implemented measures that support mental health at the workplace.

The handbook's recommendations are voluntary and flexible, and companies can adopt the practices based on their specific needs and implementation flexibility.

They were developed by a tripartite workgroup under the WSH Council's Mental Well-being Committee following extensive consultation with unions, human resources practitioners and social service agencies.

The handbook was launched on Oct 13 at the Well-being Champions Network's engagement session, where companies came together to discuss mental health matters at the A*Star Infuse office at Connexis.