Mind@work December 2022

Read your December edition of Mind@work

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Mind@work

December 2022

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Wrapping up for the holidays

Top tips for preparing for the festive season

Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, the festive season can be a difficult time of year for some of us.   

You might feel isolated being around others who seem happy and excited if you don’t feel the same way. 

You may also be feeling worried about the work you need to do before or after the break, or if you're working over the holidays.

We’ve shared some tips for managing your mental health during this busy time.

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Find more advice and support on looking after yourself over the festive period.

Read our Christmas coping tips

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Promote workplace wellbeing with our e-booklets

Digital resources for your organisation

Prioritise your staff’s wellbeing with our range of e-booklets. 

These digital resources provide an overview of mental health problems, information on treatment and where to go for support. 

We offer bronze, silver and gold packages depending on your organisation’s size and needs. And they are designed for easy display on your intranet or other internal communications channels. 

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Why choose our e-booklets? 
 

We want to help colleagues and customers look after their mental wellbeing, and talking about it makes a big difference. Mind’s e-booklets have been a great resource to have on our intranet. 

– Head of Colleague Health, Wellness and Experience at Tesco

Get an exclusive 20% off any e-booklet pack if you order before 7 January 2023, using the discount code MIND@WORK.

Get the mental health conversation started in your workplace.

Order your e-booklets here 

Attend our free eLearning webinar 

Are you interested in mental health training for your organisation? Join our webinar on 25 Jan to find out about our eLearning courses.

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Our campaign for fairer sick pay

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We should all feel able to take time off work when we are unwell, whether it is for a physical or mental illness. 

But the UK’s Statutory Sick Pay system is outdated and isn’t working for disabled people, including those of us with mental health problems.

The system risks plunging us into poverty and pushing us out of work altogether.

Mind’s research showed that 2 in 3 people with a mental health problem who received Statutory Sick Pay faced financial problems, with some struggling to pay bills or buy food.

About Statutory Sick Pay


Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is the legal minimum amount employers must pay us when we’re off sick. It is just £99.35 a week. It’s also not available until your 4th day of sickness absence. 

The financial trouble caused by Statutory Sick Pay wasn't just a drop in pay, it was the difference between being evicted or not, between eating or not. My experience during this time made me feel that there is no safety net and no support for people facing a crisis.

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Read Jenny’s blog on SSP. 

What we’re doing


We know that a fairer system is possible. During the coronavirus pandemic the Government changed the law so that anyone worried that they may have coronavirus could access SSP immediately. They recognised that making people wait risked forcing people to work when they were unwell. 

But in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis we know that people need more support from day 1. That’s why we signed an open letter to the Government asking them to increase sick pay to be in line with worker’s wages up to a real Living Wage, and make it available from day 1. 

Read our letter here

If you're interested in campaigning for a better world for people with mental health problems, follow the link below.

Become a campaigner

 

Please let us know any questions, comments or feedback.

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