Spotlight Shines on Mental Health
Bosses urged to protect workers after 'extremely difficult year'
Wales TUC has called for bosses to protect workers’ mental health.
As workers come to the end of an extremely difficult year, Wales TUC says it’s important for bosses to protect workers’ mental health through measures such as decent wages, proper terms and conditions, training and support.
Wales TUC has called on trade unions to hold workplaces to account over the way they treat staff and are calling for workplaces to treat workers with dignity and respect.
The union body has put together a ‘Mental Health and the Workplace’ toolkit to help provide better information, awareness and representation for workers experiencing mental health issues.
The toolkit will help union reps and workers recognise and address workplace issues and it provides tools and ideas on workplace health and safety, equality and self-care.
Wales TUC General Secretary, Shavanah Taj said: “Launching a resource aimed at workers’ mental health has never been so important. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us how hard our front line NHS, Social Care and key workers have worked to keep the country running, but if we don’t look after workers’ mental health they will crash and burn.
“2020 has been a tough year for us all. Including workers who’ve been furloughed, those who have lost their job/s, key workers, freelancers, self employed and gig economy workers.
"Everyone has faced new and tough challenges and our employers and workplaces need to recognise that they have a huge role to play in protecting and rebuilding workers’ mental health.”