Workplace accidents can, unfortunately, happen across every industry and in every organisation. Last year, work-related illness and injury cost UK businesses over £15 billion with 28.3 million working days lost to work-related ill-health. For small businesses, the cost of health and safety incidents can severely impact the success, profit and resources of the organisation. However, 39% of SMEs say that health and safety ‘just feels like paperwork’. So, how can SMEs realise the benefits and importance of health and safety within their organisation?
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What SMEs should do to support the mental health of their employees…
90% of workers are affected by mental ill-health. That’s the finding of a report published by Accenture in November 2018. Given this shocking statistic, it’s pretty unsurprising then that work-related mental ill-health costs UK businesses up to £26 billion every year! With such a high human and economic cost, it’s vital that all businesses – regardless of size – take action to ensure they are properly managing mental health.
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