Mental health in the workplace has become a requirement not only for productivity and successful business, but also for the wellbeing of the employee.
This article discusses the environment, available resources, and programs that are put in place within a business to alleviate the stress of the job. In the past the entities have been used mainly for the benefit of the employee and their well being, this article discusses the use of how businesses can know is their investments in mental health are having a positive impact on their productivity. It suggests that they can establish a baseline from where they will measure off of.
Another study discusses how salary and may contribute to stress in the workplace, a study shows that employees which feel they are paid equally and fairly also feel they are contributing to the organization feel their job is more significant.
This is an interesting finding within a separate study that is mentioned in this article because more woman is taking lower-level jobs and lower-paid jobs meaning most likely it is women who feel dissatisfaction with their salaries. This particular issue may be alleviated by mental health programs which could increase productivity throughout the entire business which in turn could allow for increased pay wages and therefore alleviate the stress on women in the workplace.
Overall I found this article to be beneficial to our community of students because we should be considering companies that not only will provide us with a safe and reliable working environment, but also cares about our mental health. Mental health in the workplace, and school environment, is a long-overdue conversation.
Citaion:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadians-stressed-about-pay-1.5172384
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