ACAS has recently published some guidance on ‘Reasonable adjustments for mental health’.
Start-Up vs SME vs Corporate: What’s the Difference in HR Requirements?
When a business is growing, HR often develops in stages. In the early days, it may be handled by the founder, a director, an office manager or whoever has the best grip on the paperwork. As the team grows, the people issues become more regular, more sensitive and more...
When Should You Hire Your First (or Next) Employee?
The Question Most Small Business Owners Get Wrong (Blog contribution by Phil Edwards, ETC) Hiring is one of the most stressful decisions for micro and small business owners. Hire too early and cash flow suffers. Hire too late and the owner burns out. Many owners delay...
Are Your Bank Holiday Calculations Fair?
Why this catches employers out There are plenty of bank holidays across 2026, which means the same questions will keep coming up for employers. What do you do with part time staff? What happens if someone does not usually work Mondays? How do you deal with holiday for...
https://lnkd.in/esrYxDwE
The guidance emphasises that employers should take mental health problems as seriously as physical illnesses and points out that making reasonable adjustments for mental health can help employees to stay in work and work safely and productively, while also helping employers to retain employees and create a healthy work culture.
Examples are given of reasonable adjustments for mental health and employees are encouraged to talk to their employer if they need reasonable adjustments.
Tips are given on how to approach these conversations. The employer is also given tips on how to respond to requests for reasonable adjustments. If any reasonable adjustments are agreed, a trial period and monitoring is recommended bearing in mind that mental health problems can be long-lasting and individuals’ needs may change over time.
Guidance is given to managers on how to support those they manage to access the support that they need. Finally Acas recommends reviewing policies with mental health in mind, and suggests that employers have a policy in place that covers reasonable adjustments for mental health.
If you would like to implement a Mental Health Policy or would like any guidance, please contact me.