Better guidance on managing common mental health problems in the workplace: Supplementing what with how

Daniels, Kevin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8620-886X (2024) Better guidance on managing common mental health problems in the workplace: Supplementing what with how. Journal of Work Health and Safety Regulation. ISSN 2758-4755 (In Press)

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Abstract

There are many actions employers can take to help prevent common mental health problems occurring in their workplaces and help those affected return to work at full capacity. However, working age common mental health problems in developed economies are persistent and resistant to change. Because of the complex etiology, recurring and often chronic nature of common mental health problems, solutions based purely on workplace regulation are not feasible. Instead, regulatory agencies may supplement regulatory frameworks with guidance on good practice. I review guidance frameworks influential in the UK (three issued by governmental agencies, two by non-governmental agencies), indicating guidance is relatively strong on what to achieve but less so on how to achieve it. Drawing on research on the implementation of workplace health and wellbeing initiatives, I suggest ways in which guidance from regulators can be extended and how that guidance can best influence organizational practice.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	mental health,regulation,guidance,implementation,sdg 3 - good health and well-being,sdg 8 - decent work and economic growth,sdg 10 - reduced inequalities ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Employment Systems and Institutions
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	06 Nov 2024 09:30
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2024 09:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/97540
DOI:	issn:2758-4755

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