HEALTHY WORKPLACE IRELAND: - A Survey of Mental Health & Well-being Promotion in Irish Firms

Around a third of firms have taken steps to support employee mental health and well-being, and around a fifth of firms are investing in their employees’ mental health and well-being. [...] In the survey, employers were asked whether they have the following workplace health practices: a mental health plan, a mental health lead at the board/senior level, using data to monitor employee health and well- being, providing in house support and signposting of services, a mental health budget, and employing a mental health champion.3 The most widely adopted initiative by businesses was to ha. [...] 25 Healthy Workplace Ireland SECTION 4 BENCHMARKING WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN IRELAND In this section, we compare the incidence of workplace mental health and well-being issues in Irish firms to that in firms in England. [...] 76% 32% 20% of employers see employee of employers have an of employers have a dedicated mental health and well-being organisational response to budget for Mental Health and as their responsibility Mental Health and Well-being Well-being Irish firms are less likely to be implementing measures to support employee mental health than their English counterparts. [...] 22% of English and Irish employers of English and Irish employers of English and Irish employers have a mental health plan have a Health & Well-being Lead monitor employee health and at board/senior level well-being 36 Healthy Workplace Ireland Mental health absenteeism is an increasing challenge for Irish employers, with business performance implications.