Employment Law Focus

Employee wellbeing post-pandemic

Episode Summary

How can employers address the stigma around mental health and wellbeing? What does proportionate support look like? And what new risks and challenges do they face?

Episode Notes

Employee wellbeing has risen up the corporate agenda during the pandemic. However, this is set to become an even bigger issue in the coming months, as HR and legal teams navigate the impact of hybrid working, the right to work flexibly, the end of furlough, long Covid and more.

How can employers address the stigma around mental health and wellbeing? What does proportionate support look like? And what new risks and challenges do they face? 

In this episode, we discuss:

• The right to disconnect – what is it, how does it work, and could it work in the UK? With insights from Deirdre Lynch, partner at ByrneWallace LLP in the Republic of Ireland.
• Gender equality – with more women planning to work from home after the pandemic than men, is “proximity bias” and backwards progress on gender equality in the workplace inevitable?
• Remote line management – how can employers make sure they’re spotting the signs and giving the right support to line managers and employees working remotely?
• Common themes in employment tribunal claims – including the growth of psychiatric injury claims, and the importance of early intervention and being able to show that you’ve taken proactive steps to support employees with their mental health and wellbeing.

We also explain how TLT is using the Mindful Business Charter to reduce unnecessary stress in the workplace and show respect for colleagues’ wellbeing.

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