The facts

70 million workdays are lost each year due to mental health problems in the UK, costing employers around £45 billion every year, (mental health foundation 2021) but you can receive 5 x Return on Investment with some simple interventions.

A study by Deloitte in 2020 found that, for every £1 spent by employers on mental health interventions they get £5 back in reduced absence, presenteeism and staff turnover.

We’re not talking specifically about mental illness here, but presenteeism; poor mental health, often equally as debilitating, affected by so many things including fluctuations in patterns of eating, sleeping, exercising as well as life events, but which can be short term and can definitely be improved with the right tools and knowledge.

Do you have a ‘wellbeing’ programme in your organisation? What does it include? Are you offering a real solution for your employee’s issues or just a sticking plaster?

Imagine the impact you could have on your attendance figures, your productivity and even profitability simply by providing your teams with the knowledge and tools they need to understand and manage their mental health.

Help them understand why sometimes they don’t work to their best ability and what they can do to redress the balance.

Orange Octopus Wellbeing workshop explains – amongst other things – the science behind how we make decisions and solve problems, provides tips and tools to manage and improve mental health and takes a look at elements of sports psychology we can adopt into everyday life.

After an initial meeting to discuss the desired outcome for your organisation, whether that be better teamwork, increased productivity or simply helping your employees to help themselves, workshops are tailored to suit before being delivered to your teams either in person, online or as a learning package you can incorporate into regular training/development programmes.

If you are serious about your employees’ wellbeing, get in touch for an informal chat about how Orange Octopus can help.